Sir Richard Empson (c. 1450 – 17 August 1510), minister of Henry VII, was a son of Peter Empson. Educated as a lawyer, he soon attained considerable success...

teacher Hetta Empson (1915–1996), South African sculptor Jackie Empson (born 1974), British former field hockey player Richard Empson (died 1510), minister...

was abolished. Its most prominent councilors, Edmund Dudley and Sir Richard Empson, were imprisoned. Though evidence was scarce, both were convicted of...

in checking the lawlessness of the barons. He and his colleague Sir Richard Empson were prominent councillors of the Council Learned in the Law, a special...

suggestions rooted in history include a reference to the executions of Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley in 1510, or to a marriage negotiation conducted by...

Henry's final years. Following Henry VII's death, Henry VIII executed Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley, his two most hated tax collectors, on trumped-up...

his father's senior officers and even executing some (for example, Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley), but he vastly increased the number of that select...

daughter of Richard Mickelthwait, JP, of Ardsley House, Yorkshire. He was a first cousin of the twins David and Richard Atcherley. Empson first discovered...

children. Their daughter Dorothy Spencer married Sir Richard Catesby MP (grandson of Sir Richard Empson, Speaker of the House of Commons), and had four sons...

coronation, Henry arrested his father's two most unpopular ministers, Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley. They were charged with high treason and were executed...