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Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour

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336:(who was executed in 1680 for his supposed part in the Plot), although it was common knowledge that following a bitter quarrel they had not spoken to each other for some 25 years. Far from having any motive to kill the King, both were well aware of how much they had gained from his policy of religious tolerance. As Stafford sensibly remarked, simple self-interest dictated that the Catholic peerage should remain loyal to Charles ll, who in his later years was an all but open Catholic himself, whereby: "we have no interest but to be quiet". Arundell was friendly with Lord Belasyse, who like Arundell suffered a term of imprisonment as a supposed Plotter, and with the civil servant 174: 287: 823: 789: 142: 340:, an ardent Catholic who was executed for his supposed part in the Plot in December 1678, but there is no reason to think that there was anything sinister about these friendships. During his imprisonment in 1679, Arundell wrote five short religious poems, published in a single folio sheet in 1679, and reissued in 307:
against Charles II, which they professed to have discovered; it was a complete fabrication. According to the evidence of these informers, attempts had been made by the Catholics of England, in league with Louis XIV, to raise an army of 50,000, which was to be placed under the command of Lord
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on 11 March 1686/87, office he held. By royal dispensation, he was relieved of the necessity of taking the customary oaths on accepting office. In the following June Arundell presented an address to the King on behalf of the Roman Catholics, thanking him for the
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who was defending it. In the following September Arundell laid siege to the castle and its new occupiers and fought in the re-taking from the rebels. By springing a mine and ruining the building, he finally dislodged the enemy under General
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as soon as the present ministers had been removed, and that Arundell had for many years been actively employed in arranging the details of the plot. Between October 1678 and February 1684 he was imprisoned in the
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to the privy council. He received, on 24 June 1687, a bounty of £250 from the king for secret service. In 1688 he was one of the five Lords to whom King James II committed the administration of his affairs.
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of the English king's desire to be reconciled to Roman Catholicism, and of his want of ready money. In June 1669 Arundell returned with Louis's assent to the secret
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The charges were patently absurd: among other unlikely accusations, Arundell was alleged to have conspired with his fellow Catholic peer,
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Hon. Henry Arundell. A settlement for the marriage between him and Mary Scrope was made on 10 February 1675. They had no issue.
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After the death of Charles II, his successor, James II, admitted Arundell, although he was a Roman Catholic, to the
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An Act for the restoring of Henry Lord Arrundell of Warder to the Possession of his Estate.
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to arrest Arundell with others who had taken part. On 17 May 1653, he was found guilty of
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The Wikisource article about his grandfather cited here also describes his biography.
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for pardon, and in 1656 to have received permission to take refuge in France. At the
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he suffered a long period of imprisonment, although he was never brought to trial.
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Henry Arundell, 3rd Baron Arundell of Wardour's ancestors in three generations
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of Rouen in 1662, and died at Rouen on 13 June 1717, at the age of eighty-two.
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in March 1644, partly destroying it to prevent it being used as a fortress.
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After the deposition of King James II, Arundell retired to his house at
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and his associates announced that Arundell was a chief mover in the
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On 13 May 1652 he acted as one of the seconds of his brother-in-law
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Article on the first, second and third Lords Arundell of Wardour
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Henry Lord Arundell of Wardour (Restoration of Estate) Act 1660
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on his visit to Pope Innocent XI as James II's ambassador.
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with Charles, which was signed in the following year.
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The third Baron Arundell of Wardour at thepeerage.com
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during the 17th century, and the most famous of the
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Some of the witnesses asserted that the 156: 18: 93:He was baptised on 23 February 1607/8 at 673:Francis Hastings, 2nd Earl of Huntingdon 658: 627: 618: 587: 557: 548: 543: 535: 511:Hon. Cicely Arundell, d. 1717, a nun at 145:Lord Arundell's mother, Blanche Somerset 954:Members of the Privy Council of England 697: 642:William Somerset, 3rd Earl of Worcester 633:Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester 419:Edward Somerset, 4th Earl of Worcester 342:A Collection of Eighty-six Loyal Poems 709: 707: 705: 703: 701: 503:Roger Palmer, 1st Earl of Castlemaine 481:Richard Sackville, 3rd Earl of Dorset 334:William Howard, 1st Viscount Stafford 7: 838:. New York: Robert Appleton Company. 485:Edward Sackville, 4th Earl of Dorset 477:Robert Sackville, 2nd Earl of Dorset 271:In January 1669 he was summoned by 310:William Herbert, 1st Earl of Powis 14: 832:". In Herbermann, Charles (ed.). 471:. She was a granddaughter of Sir 314:John Belasyse, 1st Baron Belasyse 234:George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos 821: 805:Dictionary of National Biography 787: 726:trial of the five Catholic lords 473:Henry Compton, 1st Baron Compton 172: 129:, in Wiltshire, from his mother 113:. Throughout his life a devoted 463:, invested as a Knight of the 232:Henry Compton, in a duel with 111:Count of the Holy Roman Empire 1: 441: 678: 667: 647: 636: 607: 596: 578: 566: 964:Impeached British officials 680:Maternal Great-grandmother: 669:Maternal Great-grandfather: 649:Maternal Great-grandmother: 638:Maternal Great-grandfather: 609:Paternal Great-grandmother: 598:Paternal Great-grandfather: 580:Paternal Great-grandmother: 568:Paternal Great-grandfather: 523:. She entered the order of 244:and sentenced to be burned 77:, and was appointed to the 980: 959:Barons Arundell of Wardour 828:Grey, Francis W. (1913). 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From them, the 226: 225: 167:Act of Parliament 75:Lord High Steward 52: 51: 971: 949:Lords Privy Seal 891:Preceded by 857:Preceded by 849: 839: 825: 824: 809: 791: 790: 771: 770: 758: 752: 734: 728: 722: 716: 711: 541: 446: 443: 415:Blanche Somerset 238:council of state 222:29 December 1660 176: 175: 162: 157: 40:28 December 1694 19: 979: 978: 974: 973: 972: 970: 969: 968: 939:Arundell family 919: 918: 913: 911:Thomas Arundell 904: 896: 894:Thomas Arundell 879: 870: 867:Lord Privy Seal 862: 827: 822: 815: 800:Arundell, Henry 797: 788: 780: 775: 774: 760: 759: 755: 735: 731: 723: 719: 712: 699: 694: 682: 671: 662: 653:Christian North 651: 640: 631: 622: 611: 600: 591: 582: 570: 561: 552: 534: 469:Sir John Fermor 444: 413:, by his wife, 407: 358:Lord Privy Seal 350: 327:Tower of London 322:Lord Chancellor 297: 281:Treaty of Dover 266:Henrietta Maria 250:Oliver Cromwell 181: 173: 160: 155: 152: 91: 71:Lord Privy Seal 69:. He served as 63:Peer of England 48:Peer of England 24: 17: 12: 11: 5: 977: 975: 967: 966: 961: 956: 951: 946: 941: 936: 931: 921: 920: 915: 914: 909: 906: 897: 892: 888: 887: 881: 880: 875: 872: 863: 858: 854: 853: 847: 846: 841: 819: 814: 813:External links 811: 785: 784: 779: 776: 773: 772: 753: 729: 717: 696: 695: 693: 690: 687: 686: 684:Catherine Pole 676: 675: 666: 656: 655: 645: 644: 635: 626: 616: 615: 605: 604: 595: 585: 584: 576: 575: 565: 556: 547: 533: 530: 529: 528: 509: 506: 489:Thorpe, Surrey 438:Cicely Compton 417:, daughter of 406: 403: 362:Lord Clarendon 349: 346: 296: 293: 290:Wardour Castle 224: 223: 220: 214: 213: 209: 208: 199: 193: 192: 189: 183: 182: 177: 169: 168: 164: 163: 153: 151: 148: 127:Wardour Castle 115:Roman Catholic 90: 87: 50: 49: 46: 42: 41: 38: 34: 33: 30: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 976: 965: 962: 960: 957: 955: 952: 950: 947: 945: 942: 940: 937: 935: 932: 930: 927: 926: 924: 912: 903: 902: 895: 889: 886: 882: 878: 869: 868: 861: 855: 850: 845: 842: 837: 836: 831: 820: 817: 816: 812: 810: 807: 806: 801: 795: 794:public domain 782: 781: 777: 768: 764: 757: 754: 750: 746: 743: 739: 733: 730: 727: 721: 718: 715: 710: 708: 706: 704: 702: 698: 691: 685: 681: 677: 674: 670: 665: 661: 657: 654: 650: 646: 643: 639: 634: 630: 625: 621: 617: 614: 610: 606: 603: 599: 594: 590: 586: 581: 577: 573: 569: 564: 560: 555: 551: 546: 542: 539: 531: 526: 522: 518: 514: 510: 507: 504: 500: 497: 496: 495: 492: 490: 486: 482: 478: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 449:Henry Compton 439: 430: 426: 424: 421:and his wife 420: 416: 412: 404: 402: 400: 396: 392: 388: 384: 380: 375: 372: 368: 363: 359: 355: 354:Privy Council 347: 345: 343: 339: 338:Edward Colman 335: 330: 328: 323: 319: 315: 311: 306: 302: 294: 288: 284: 282: 278: 274: 269: 267: 263: 259: 258:Humphrey Weld 255: 251: 247: 243: 239: 235: 231: 221: 219: 215: 210: 207: 203: 200: 198: 194: 190: 188: 184: 180: 170: 165: 158: 149: 143: 139: 137: 136:Edmund Ludlow 132: 128: 124: 120: 116: 112: 108: 104: 100: 96: 88: 86: 84: 81:. During the 80: 79:Privy Council 76: 72: 68: 64: 60: 56: 47: 43: 39: 35: 31: 27: 20: 16:English Baron 929:1600s births 899: 865: 833: 803: 786: 756: 732: 720: 679: 668: 659: 648: 637: 628: 619: 608: 597: 588: 579: 567: 558: 549: 544: 537: 493: 435: 408: 395:Hugo Meynell 376: 371:Edward Petre 360:in place of 351: 341: 331: 298: 270: 245: 242:manslaughter 227: 218:Royal assent 205: 92: 54: 53: 934:1694 deaths 783:Attribution 613:Mary Browne 525:Poor Clares 445: 1610 436:He married 348:Later years 305:Popish Plot 301:Titus Oates 295:Popish Plot 246:in the hand 83:Popish Plot 923:Categories 905:1643–1694 871:1687–1688 778:References 747:, and the 457:Brambletye 399:Quorn Hunt 308:Arundell, 187:Long title 89:Early life 45:Occupation 383:Hampshire 344:in 1685. 277:Louis XIV 202:12 Cha. 2 119:Charles I 95:St Andrew 830:Arundell 532:Ancestry 379:Breamore 299:In 1678 197:Citation 796::  738:seventh 620:Mother: 550:Father: 475:and of 230:Colonel 121:in the 99:Holborn 826:  767:Art UK 742:eighth 521:France 461:Sussex 405:Family 312:, and 150:Career 103:London 692:Notes 513:Rouen 455:, of 212:Dates 204:. c. 740:and 517:Caux 483:and 453:Knt. 318:Pope 73:and 37:Died 29:Born 802:". 925:: 765:. 700:^ 519:, 515:, 491:. 459:, 451:, 442:c. 381:, 268:. 206:16 101:, 97:, 59:PC 57:, 798:" 769:. 751:. 440:(

Index

PC
Peer of England
Lords Arundell of Wardour
Lord Privy Seal
Lord High Steward
Privy Council
Popish Plot
St Andrew
Holborn
London
Battle of Stratton
Count of the Holy Roman Empire
Roman Catholic
Charles I
First English Civil War
Wardour Castle
Lady Blanche Arundell
Edmund Ludlow

Parliament of England
Long title
Citation
12 Cha. 2
Royal assent
Colonel
George Brydges, 6th Baron Chandos
council of state
manslaughter
Oliver Cromwell
Restoration of Charles II

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