Robert Aske
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Robert Aske may refer to:
- Robert Aske (political leader)Robert Aske (political leader)Robert Aske was an English lawyer who became the leader of rebellion in York. He led the Pilgrimage of Grace in 1536 and was executed by Henry VIII for treason in 1537.-Biography:...
(1500–1537), leader of the Pilgrimage of Grace, against the dissolution of the monasteries - Robert Aske (merchant)Robert Aske (merchant)Robert Aske was a merchant in the City of London. He is chiefly remembered from the charitable foundation created from his estate, which operates two schools in Hertfordshire, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School and Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls.Aske was the son of an affluent draper...
(1619–1689), Merchant and Member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers, founder of the Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School - Sir Robert Aske, 1st BaronetSir Robert Aske, 1st BaronetSir Robert William Aske, 1st Baronet was a barrister and Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.-Biography:He was born on 29 December 1872....
(1872–1954), British Liberal politician, MP 1923–1924, 1929–1945