Strafford

[ straf-erd ]

/ ˈstræf ərd /

noun

1st Earl ofThomas Wentworth,1593–1641, English statesman: chief adviser of Charles I of England.

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Laud accordingly appeared at the window, and Strafford, as he passed, asked for the prelate's prayers and for his blessing.

Charles I |Jacob Abbott
Strafford was written, at Macready's earnest request, in an interval of the composition of Sordello.

An Introduction to the Study of Browning |Arthur Symons
The Earl of Strafford was, however, entirely opposed to this policy.

Charles I |Jacob Abbott
Browning's third literary venture was a tragedy, Strafford, dedicated to Macready, at whose request it was written.

Selections from the Poems and Plays of Robert Browning |Robert Browning

"No," said Mrs. Strafford, laughing at this eager and almost convicting question.

A Country Doctor and Selected Stories and Sketches |Sarah Orne Jewett

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Strafford

/ (ˈstræfəd) /

noun

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of. 1593–1641, English statesman. As lord deputy of Ireland (1632–39) and a chief adviser to Charles I, he was a leading proponent of the king's absolutist rule. He was impeached by Parliament and executed

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