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Derwentwater, Earl of
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
A Jacobite leader; was 3rd Earl and the last; several warrants were issued for his apprehension in 1714; he joined the Jacobite rising in 1715; was taken prisoner at Preston, and beheaded on Tower Hill, London, next year, after trial in Westminster Hall, confession of guilt, and pleadings on his behalf with the king.
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Derwentwater, Earl of'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/d/derwentwater-earl-of.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.