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- Sir Thomas Rich, 1st Baronet (c. 1601 – 15 October 1667) was an English merchant and politician who sat in House of Commons in 1660. He established Sir Thomas Rich's School, a grammar school.
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Sir Thomas Rich, 1st Baronet (c. 1601 – 15 October 1667) was an English merchant and politician who sat in the House of Commons in 1660. He established Sir Thomas Rich's School, a grammar school. [1] Rich was born in Gloucester, son of Thomas Rich, an alderman of the city, and Anne, daughter of Thomas Machin, in 1601.
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich (July 1496 – 12 June 1567), was Lord Chancellor during King Edward VI of England's reign, from 1547 until January 1552. He was the founder of Felsted School with its associated almshouses in Essex in 1564.
Biography of Richard Rich, courtier and Lord Chancellor under King Henry VIII. Infamous for his lack of moral scruples and his cruelty.
Richard Rich, 1st Baron Rich was a powerful minister to England’s King Henry VIII and lord chancellor during most of the reign of King Edward VI. Although he participated in the major events of his time, Rich was more a civil servant than a politician; by shifting his allegiances he continually.
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Dec 14, 2021 · Richard Rich has been described as one of the Tudor period's worst villains – but was he really that bad? Historian Rupert Matthews considers the lawyer and statesman Published: December 14, 2021 at 9:05 AM
Sir Thomas Rich. c1733- 1803. He was the eldest son of Sir William Rich, 4th Baronet of Sonning, and of his wife, Elizabeth Royall of Minstead, Hampshire. Of his early service little is known, but Rich was commissioned lieutenant on 25 March 1758 and became the 5th Baronet of Sonning upon the death of his father on 17 July 1762.
Sep 11, 2020 · King Henry VIII’s desire for a son leads him to seek a divorce from his first wife, Catherine of Aragon, in order to marry Anne Boleyn. Thomas More, previously named Lord Chancellor of England, is a devout Catholic who does not agree with the King’s desire but remains silent.
