# Thomas Venner

> Thomas Venner was an English cooper and rebel who became the last leader of the Fifth Monarchists, who tried unsuccessfully to overthrow Oliver Cromwell in 1657, and subsequently led a coup in London against the newly restored government of Charles II. This event, known as "Venner's Rising", lasted four days beginning on 6 January 1661 before English authorities defeated and captured the rebels, whose leadership were executed on 19 January.

*Fifth monarchist*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/thomas-venner

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Activist
- **Category:** Activists
- **Country:** United Kingdom
- **Born:** 1608
- **Died:** 1661-01-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Thomas Venner was an English cooper and rebel who became the last leader of the Fifth Monarchists, who tried unsuccessfully to overthrow Oliver Cromwell in 1657, and subsequently led a coup in London against the newly restored government of Charles II. This event, known as "Venner's Rising", lasted four days beginning on 6 January 1661 before English authorities defeated and captured the rebels, whose leadership were executed on 19 January.

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.3 / 100
- **Momentum:** 15.0 / 100  (trend: BREAKOUT)
- **Historical depth:** 3.3 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 100.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 20.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 68.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Thomas Venner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Venner)
- [Thomas Venner](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Venner)
- [Веннер, Томас](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%BD%D0%B5%D1%80%2C_%D0%A2%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B0%D1%81)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q16205832)

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