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Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon

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English politician

PoliticiansLived 1650 to 1701 · aged 51
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Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon was a 17th-century English politician and Jacobite.

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The original Hasting family seat, Ashby de la Zouch castle; partially destroyed or slighted in 1648 and never rebuiltThe original Hasting family seat, Ashby de la Zouch castle; partially destroyed or slighted in 1648 and never rebuiltUnrest caused by the Popish Plot led to the arrest of Titus Oates in August 1681; previously a supporter, Hasting changed sides and became a government loyalistUnrest caused by the Popish Plot led to the arrest of Titus Oates in August 1681; previously a supporter, Hasting changed sides and became a government loyalistThe Seven Bishops after their acquittal, June 1688; signing their arrest warrant severely impacted Hastings' later reputationThe Seven Bishops after their acquittal, June 1688; signing their arrest warrant severely impacted Hastings' later reputation

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Theophilus Hastings, 7th Earl of Huntingdon was a 17th-century English politician and Jacobite. One of the few non-Catholics to remain loyal to James II of England after November 1688, on the rare occasions he is mentioned by historians, he is described as a 'facile instrument of the Stuarts,' a 'turncoat' or 'outright renegade.'

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Lived 1650 to 1701 · aged 51
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