Thomas Audley
E453110
Thomas Audley was a 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor under King Henry VIII and played a key role in the English Reformation and the legal proceedings against Thomas More.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sir Thomas Audley | 1 |
| Thomas Audley canonical | 1 |
| Thomas Audley, 1st Baron Audley of Walden | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4548116 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Thomas Audley Context triple: [Thomas More, successor, Thomas Audley]
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Edwin Duncan Sandys
Edwin Duncan Sandys was a prominent British Conservative politician and government minister, known for his roles in defense and colonial policy during the mid-20th century and as the son-in-law of Winston Churchill.
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John Throckmorton
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Sir Edwin Sandys
Sir Edwin Sandys was an English statesman and parliamentarian who played a key role in early English colonization efforts, particularly in shaping the policies and governance of the Virginia colony.
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John Strangways
John Strangways is a fictional British Secret Service agent in the James Bond series, notably appearing in Ian Fleming’s novel and the film adaptation of "Dr. No."
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Edmund Bonner
Edmund Bonner was a 16th-century English bishop of London notorious for his zealous role in persecuting Protestants during the reign of Mary I.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Thomas Audley Target entity description: Thomas Audley was a 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor under King Henry VIII and played a key role in the English Reformation and the legal proceedings against Thomas More.
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A.
Edwin Duncan Sandys
Edwin Duncan Sandys was a prominent British Conservative politician and government minister, known for his roles in defense and colonial policy during the mid-20th century and as the son-in-law of Winston Churchill.
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B.
John Throckmorton
John Throckmorton was a 17th-century English settler and landowner in the American colonies, after whom the New York neighborhood of Throggs Neck is named.
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C.
Sir Edwin Sandys
Sir Edwin Sandys was an English statesman and parliamentarian who played a key role in early English colonization efforts, particularly in shaping the policies and governance of the Virginia colony.
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D.
John Strangways
John Strangways is a fictional British Secret Service agent in the James Bond series, notably appearing in Ian Fleming’s novel and the film adaptation of "Dr. No."
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E.
Edmund Bonner
Edmund Bonner was a 16th-century English bishop of London notorious for his zealous role in persecuting Protestants during the reign of Mary I.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English lawyer
ⓘ
Lord Chancellor of England ⓘ human ⓘ statesman ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
trial of John Fisher
ⓘ
trial of Thomas More ⓘ |
| burialPlace |
Essex
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Saffron Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1488 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 30 April 1544 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Buckingham College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Audley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honorificPrefix | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| legalRole | King's Serjeant-at-law NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| memberOf |
House of Lords of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Privy Council of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchServed | Henry VIII of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nobleRank | baron ⓘ |
| nobleTitle | Baron Audley of Walden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
presiding over high-profile treason trials under Henry VIII
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role in consolidating royal supremacy over the Church of England ⓘ service as Lord Chancellor during the Dissolution of the Monasteries ⓘ |
| notableWork |
involvement in the passage of the Act of Supremacy 1534
ⓘ
oversight of trials related to the Treasons Act 1534 ⓘ |
| occupation |
judge
ⓘ
lawyer ⓘ politician ⓘ |
| parliamentaryRole | Speaker of the House of Commons in the Reformation Parliament ⓘ |
| participatedIn |
English Reformation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
legal proceedings against Thomas More ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Earls Colne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| positionHeld |
Lord Chancellor of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lord Keeper of the Great Seal NERFINISHED ⓘ Recorder of London NERFINISHED ⓘ Speaker of the House of Commons of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Audley End, Essex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse |
Elizabeth Brackenbury
NERFINISHED
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Elizabeth Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported | royal supremacy over the Church of England ⓘ |
| workedOn | implementation of Henrician religious policy ⓘ |
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Subject: Thomas Audley Description of subject: Thomas Audley was a 16th-century English lawyer and statesman who served as Lord Chancellor under King Henry VIII and played a key role in the English Reformation and the legal proceedings against Thomas More.
Referenced by (3)
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