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Ludovico da l'Armi

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Ludovico da l'Armi (fl. 1544) was an assassin hired by Henry VIII of England to kill the King's cousin and critic, Cardinal Pole. Da l'Armi was an Italian mercenary and the nephew of Cardinal Campeggio.

References

  1. Robert Hutchinson, Henry VIII: The Decline and Fall of a Tyrant, p.2, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
  2. Harrison, Eric (1943). "Henry the Eighth's Gangster: The Affair of Ludovico da l'Armi". The Journal of Modern History. 15 (4): 265–274. doi:10.1086/236762. ISSN 0022-2801. JSTOR 1875821. S2CID 144113542.


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