And so it seems was the case with Charles I and this arresting portrait of Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford (around 1639-40) by Anthony Van Dyck which is coming up for sale at Christie's ...

LONDON, May 16. -- The Earl of Strafford, who married Mrs. Samuel J. Colgate in Grace Church, New York City, last December, was instantly killed this evening at Potter's Bar by the Cambridge express.

Pat Rogers criticizes Jeffrey Meyers for his description of the Earl of Strafford as the “murdered Thomas Wentworth” (“Cheerfulness Breaks In” June 2009). According to Rogers, the Earl was not ...

The manor was one of several homes owned by Thomas Wentworth, the first Baron Wentworth who was later named first Earl Strafford by Charles I. The Earl fell out of favour and was beheaded, but his ...

Thomas Wentworth, the 1st Earl of Strafford, will feature on a slate to be placed over the east front of the stately home during repairs. Simon Wright, from Thorpe Hesley, ...