Bridget Bendish
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Bridget Bendish was a daughter of General Henry Ireton
and Bridget, Oliver Cromwell's
eldest daughter. She married Thomas Bendish, in 1670 and is said to have compromised herself in the Rye House Plot
of 1683.
Henry Ireton
Henry Ireton was an English general in the Parliamentary army during the English Civil War. He was the son-in-law of Oliver Cromwell.-Early life:...
and Bridget, Oliver Cromwell's
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
eldest daughter. She married Thomas Bendish, in 1670 and is said to have compromised herself in the Rye House Plot
Rye House Plot
The Rye House Plot of 1683 was a plan to assassinate King Charles II of England and his brother James, Duke of York. Historians vary in their assessment of the degree to which details of the conspiracy were finalized....
of 1683.