Charles Radclyffe, Date of Birth, Date of Death
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Titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater
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About Charles Radclyffe
- Charles Radclyffe, 3 September 1693 to 8 December 1746, titular 5th Earl of Derwentwater, was one of the few English participants in the Risings of 1715 and 1745.
- The Radclyffes were Roman Catholics from Northumberland, with long-standing links to the exiled Stuarts; sentenced to death in 1716, he escaped and spent the next 30 years in Europe.
- He was captured at sea along with his eldest son in November 1745 en route to Scotland and executed on 8 December 1746, under the warrant issued in 1716.
- His son James was released and later settled in Slindon, West Sussex.
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