Events for May 12
May 12, 1641
Thomas Wentworth, English viceroy of Ireland and Earl of Stafford is beheaded
Thomas Wentworth, the 1st Earl of Strafford, who served as the English viceroy of Ireland and a key advisor to King Charles I, was beheaded on May 12, 1641, at the Tower of London. His execution marked a pivotal moment in the events leading up to the English Civil War and reflected the intense political and religious tensions of the time.
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