Erasmus Smith
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Erasmus Smith was an English merchant and a landowner with possessions in England and Ireland. Having acquired significant wealth through trade and land transactions, he became a philanthropist in the
Erasmus Smith, attributed to the circle of John Michael Wright
The tomb of Sir Roger Smith at the church of St Michael and All Angels, Edmondthorpe. The figures to either side are his two sons, and the two figures reclining with him are his two wives.
Erasmus Smith (1611–1691), by George White (ca. 1684–1732), after an earlier mezzotint picture
Irish Rebellion of 1641
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The Irish Rebellion of 1641 began on 23 October 1641. Initiated by Irish gentry and military officers, the rebellion sought to end English domination of Ireland, restore lands confiscated through the
English atrocity propaganda of alleged rebel attacks on women and children
James Butler, Duke of Ormond, who commanded the royal army during the rebellion