Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1625 and 1629 and was subsequently a member of the House of Lords. He supported the Royalist cause
Memorial to the 2nd Baron Coventry in the church at Croome Court
Sir William Craven was an English merchant who was Lord Mayor of London in 1610. It has been noted that the story of Dick Whittington has some similarities to Craven's career, though the story was fir
Thomas Coventry, 2nd Baron Coventry
…first wife Sarah Sebright, daughter of John Sebright, and sister of Sir Edward Sebright, a fellow royalist. Coventry married Mary Craven, daughter of Sir William Craven, former Lord Mayor of London, on 2 April 1627. His younger son Thomas was created Earl of Coventry in 1697. In 1625, he was elected Member of Parliament…
Sir William Craven (by Marcus Gheeraerts the Younger)