James Radcliffe's Speech from the Scaffold
This manuscript consists of a handwritten copy of the speech made by James Radcliffe, third Earl of Derwentwater, from the scaffold on February 24, 1716. Radcliffe was sentenced to death by King George I because of his participation in the conspiracy to reinstate the Stuarts. In the speech Radcliffe renounced his plea of guilt, affirmed his adherene to the Roman Catholic faith, and professed his loyalty to James III.
Derwentwater, James Radcliffe, Earl of, 1689-1716
Catholicism
Jacobite Rebellion (1715)
Derwentwater, James Fadcliffe, Earl of, 1689-1716
George I, King of Great Britain, 1660-1727
Catholic Church
James, Prince of Wales, 1688-1766
England
Eighteenth century
1 sheet
Text
speeches
James Radcliffe, Earl of Derwentwater speech
MSS 108
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