Talk:William Wade (English politician)

Disputing classification as English politician
Reading through the above article and more particularly the DNB article (currently being transcribed), I would disagree that this is a typical politician/parliamentarian. While he spent a small proportion of his public life in parliament, much of the remainder seems to be in more public service types role billinghurst (talk) 04:01, 24 August 2008 (UTC)
 * clerkship of the privy council
 * envoy roles
 * servant of the crown or the lead powers of the crown (eg. Walsingham)

Propose to rename WAAD
Majority of references for the period refer to as William WAAD, with only occasional WADE. I propose to rename to William Waad, and have a direct from William Wade. -- billinghurst (talk) 17:24, 26 August 2008 (UTC)


 * There are also some places saying the name is Wadd. 24.220.147.166 (talk) 23:16, 12 June 2024 (UTC)

Mary, Queen of Scots
Hey there. This page is missing a key detail about the life of Sir William Wade (Or Waad/Wadd). It was him who discovered the evidence that Mary, Queen of Scots was attempting to overthrow Queen Elizabeth. I have a reliable source as well. The Saffron Walden Historical Society says this: "It was William Waad who provided the fatal evidence that was to send Mary Queen of Scots to the scaffold for her part in the Babington Plot against Elizabeth." I am a direct descendant of Sir William, so this bugs me more than most people. I hope you understand and please fix this error. 24.220.147.166 (talk) 23:15, 12 June 2024 (UTC)