Thomas Rainsborough was born July 6th 1610 in Wapping. He was the eldest son of William Rainsborough (1587–1642) a wealthy merchant and member of the Levant Company. In 1637 William was offered but refused a baronetcy for his help in negotiating a peace treaty with Morocco. Thomas' mother had another two children, William Rainsborowe (1612–1673) and Martha (1617–1660). He also had three surviving half-siblings from his father's second marriage to Judith Hoxton.
Some years before his death, Thomas married Margaret, about whom little is known, other than they had a son, William, and at least one other children. Rainsborough moved onto the siege of Pontefract Castle, one of the last remaining Royalist strongholds and on October 28th, 1648 four men broke into his house in nearby Doncaster, allegedly hoping to exchange him for the Royalist cavalry leader Langdale, Rainsborough resisted and was dragged outside where he was killed, despite calling for help. In London after a funeral ceremony organised by his brother William and attended by around 3,000 Leveller sympathisers, Rainsborough was buried next to his father at St. John's Church, Wapping.
Some years before his death, Thomas married Margaret, about whom little is known, other than they had a son, William, and at least one other children. Rainsborough moved onto the siege of Pontefract Castle, one of the last remaining Royalist strongholds and on October 28th, 1648 four men broke into his house in nearby Doncaster, allegedly hoping to exchange him for the Royalist cavalry leader Langdale, Rainsborough resisted and was dragged outside where he was killed, despite calling for help. In London after a funeral ceremony organised by his brother William and attended by around 3,000 Leveller sympathisers, Rainsborough was buried next to his father at St. John's Church, Wapping.
Thomas Rainsborough was born July 6th 1610 in Wapping. He was the eldest son of William Rainsborough (1587–1642) a wealthy merchant and member of the Levant Company. In 1637 William was offered but refused a baronetcy for his help in negotiating a peace treaty with Morocco. Thomas' mother had another two children, William Rainsborowe (1612–1673) and Martha (1617–1660). He also had three surviving half-siblings from his father's second marriage to Judith Hoxton.
Some years before his death, Thomas married Margaret, about whom little is known, other than they had a son, William, and at least one other children. Rainsborough moved onto the siege of Pontefract Castle, one of the last remaining Royalist strongholds and on October 28th, 1648 four men broke into his house in nearby Doncaster, allegedly hoping to exchange him for the Royalist cavalry leader Langdale, Rainsborough resisted and was dragged outside where he was killed, despite calling for help. In London after a funeral ceremony organised by his brother William and attended by around 3,000 Leveller sympathisers, Rainsborough was buried next to his father at St. John's Church, Wapping.
Some years before his death, Thomas married Margaret, about whom little is known, other than they had a son, William, and at least one other children. Rainsborough moved onto the siege of Pontefract Castle, one of the last remaining Royalist strongholds and on October 28th, 1648 four men broke into his house in nearby Doncaster, allegedly hoping to exchange him for the Royalist cavalry leader Langdale, Rainsborough resisted and was dragged outside where he was killed, despite calling for help. In London after a funeral ceremony organised by his brother William and attended by around 3,000 Leveller sympathisers, Rainsborough was buried next to his father at St. John's Church, Wapping.
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