Charlotte Brownhill

The lord deputy’s deputy: Christopher Wandesford’s role in Sir Thomas Wentworth’s Irish administration of Charles I’s reign

Abstract This article explores the difficult role played by Christopher Wandesford (1592–1640) when he acted as deputy to Sir Thomas Wentworth (later earl of Strafford), lord deputy and then lord lieutenant of Ireland from 1632–40. Wentworth was reliant on a small group of close...