A 17th century portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. From 1632 to 1640 he was Lord Deputy of Ireland, where he immediately consolidated the royal authority, broke the power of the dominant clique of “new English” landowners, extended English settlement, improved methods of agriculture, increased the productivity of the land, and stimulated industry and trade. His ultimate goal was to assimilate Irish law and customs to the English system and make a prosperous Protestant Ireland
A 17th century portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (1593-1641), an English statesman and a major figure in the period leading up to the English Civil War. From 1632 to 1640 he was Lord Deputy of Ireland, where he immediately consolidated the royal authority, broke the power of the dominant clique of “new English” landowners, extended English settlement, improved methods of agriculture, increased the productivity of the land, and stimulated industry and trade. His ultimate goal was to assimilate Irish law and customs to the English system and to make a prosperous Protestant Ireland into a source of revenue to the English crown.
Size: 3453px × 4524px
Location: Ireland
Photo credit: © De Luan / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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