Strafford in Ireland 1633-1641: A Study in AbsolutismThomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford (1593 1641) is one of the great controversial figures of English history. For many he was 'the Great Apostate' who abandoned the cause of liberty in the 1620s. For others he was a herioc figure who died on the scaffold as the King's good servant. In making a judgement about Strafford, his years of power, as Lord Deputy of Ireland (1633 40), are or crucial importance. Professor Kearney's definitive account, first