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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.[1] Da l'Armi was an Italian mercenary and the nephew of Cardinal Campeggio.[2]

References

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  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.