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Vane became Governor of Massachusetts at the age of 26. The Church in Boston had, as many people do given freedom of conscience, closed its doors and its mind to new thinking. Vane left Massachusetts in tears. The next thing Vane was involoved in, and it was a shabby involvement, was in the trial of Strafford (Thomas Wentworth).
In 1662 Sir Henry Vane, owner of Raby Castle was executed at Tower Hill, London, described by the newly crowned King Charles II as “too dangerous to let live”. Almost forgotten in Britain, Sir Henry is a tantalising and complex character; idealist, family man, religious radical, parliamentarian and statesman all in one.
Jun 10, 2023 · Origins . Sir Henry Vane (26 March 1613 – 14 June 1662) was the eldest surviving son of Sir Henry Vane the Elder, an ambitious courtier in great favor at the English court of King Charles I. The son, baptized at Debden, Essex on May 26, 1613, was often referred to as Harry Vane the Younger to distinguish him from his father, as they were both in Parliament in the 1640s.
Sir Henry (Harry) Vane the Younger (1613–1662) by Peter Lely (1618–1680), c.1640, from Cromwell Museum
Sir Henry Vane the Younger* A Review of Dr. John Willcock's new Biography By T. Bruce Dilks, B.A. Certainly," dangerous wrote a man Charles to let live, II to if we Clarendon, can honestly "he put is him too dangerous a man to let live, if we can honestly put him out of the way," and the death of Sir Henry Vane . on
Henry Vane was baptised at Debden, Essex. He was the eldest child of Sir Henry Vane the Elder, who came from the landed gentry, and Frances Darcy, who came from minor nobility. The elder Vane used the family's money to purchase positions at court, rising by 1629 to be Comptroller of the Household. Vane was educated at Westminster School, where his classmates included Arthur Heselrige and ...
May 19, 2024 · Biography. Rt. Hon. Sir Henry (Fane) Vane, PC, MP was a courtier and politician. He was born on 18 February 1589, the eldest son of Henry Fane (1560-1596) of Hadlow, Kent, England and his second wife, Margaret (d: 1630), daughter of Roger Twysden. From a younger line of the Fane f
