Person:Adrian Scrope (1)
Adrian Scrope
b.1601 Lewknor, Oxfordshire, England
d.17 Oct 1660 Charing Cross, London, England
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  1. Adrian Scrope1601 - 1660
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  • H.  Adrian Scrope1601 - 1660
  • W.  Mary WallerAbt 1608 - Abt 1685
m. 29 Nov 1624
  1. William Throope1636 - 1704
  2. Thomas Scrope
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Facts and Events
Name Adrian Scrope
Gender Male
Birth? 1601 Lewknor, Oxfordshire, England
Marriage 29 Nov 1624 St. Giles in the Fields, Middlesex, Englandto Mary Waller
Death? 17 Oct 1660 Charing Cross, London, England
Reference Number? Q4685345?


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Adrian Scrope, also spelt Scroope, 12 January 1601 to 17 October 1660, was a Parliamentarian soldier during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms, and one of those who signed the death warrant for Charles I in January 1649. Despite being promised immunity after the Restoration in 1660, he was condemned as a regicide and executed in October.

A wealthy landowner from Buckinghamshire, Scrope was a relative of the Parliamentarian leader John Hampden and fought in both the First and Second English Civil Wars. Appointed by Oliver Cromwell as head of security during the trial of Charles I, he was present on each day and signed the death warrant. However, he largely avoided taking part in the political struggles of the Protectorate or the Restoration of Charles II.

Initially released in June 1660 after paying a fine, he was re-arrested in August, tried for treason and found guilty, primarily due to a claim he refused to condemn the execution of Charles I, even after the Restoration. He was executed at Charing Cross, London, on 17 October 1660.

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References
  1.   Adrian Scrope, in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
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