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24. Mai 2024 · Thomas Fairfax, 3rd Lord Fairfax of Cameron (17 January 1612 – 12 November 1671), also known as Sir Thomas Fairfax, was an English politician, general and Parliamentary commander-in-chief during the English Civil War.
Vor 6 Tagen · "Fairfax, Thomas, 3rd Baron Fairfax of Cameron" published on by Oxford University Press. Born in Denton in north Yorkshire, Fairfax served in the Low Countries under Lord Vere, whose daughter he married
16. Mai 2024 · Their son, Thomas, 6th Lord Fairfax moved to his proprietory lands on the Northern Neck of Virginia in 1747 where he became the only resident peer in the Thirteen colonies.
30. Mai 2024 · The rise of the Fairfaxes, Sir Thomas and his father Ferdinando, Lord Fairfax, as a military team to be reckoned with is explained with clarity and verve. Their strong political support in the West Riding and their seeming military strength is well rehearsed despite the brevity and speed.
Vor 3 Tagen · Sir Thomas Fairfax, grandson of the first Lord Fairfax, commanded the Parliamentary Army when Charles was beheaded in 1649. The late king’s son, Charles II, attempted to ascend to the...
Vor 5 Tagen · His son, Sir Thomas Fairfax, succeeded him as lord Fairfax, and in all his posts under the parliament, and was that famous general so noted in English history during the civil wars, being made commander in chief of all the parliamentary forces; but at last he grew so weary of the distress and confusion which his former actions had ...
24. Mai 2024 · It is rarely remembered today that Sir Thomas Fairfax, not Cromwell, was the creator and commander of Parliament’s New Model Army in 1645. It is also because Fairfax retired in 1650, and Cromwell was able to succeed him as Lord General and then go on to become
