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Sir Henry Neville (part1) - the Man
Written by Brenda James
Oct 15, 2005 at 12:39 PM
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As the inheritor of an iron works producing ordnance, Neville was almost bound to come into some sort of conflict with the establishment. Unlike other armaments manufacturers of the day, he was not willing to tolerate the ‘usual’ corrupt practices. For instance, he refused to pay Ambrose Dudley, the then Earl of Warwick, what amounted to bribes. Dudley reported to the Queen on matters concerned with the export of ordnance, and Sir Henry’s refusal to pay Dudley in order to ensure that he kept the Queen on Henry’s side, automatically put Neville on a collision course with Queen Elizabeth. Elizabeth attempted to prevent Henry from carrying on his profitable level of business, but he continued to trade as before, being careful, however, to conceal his dealing from her, as far as was possible.
