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

• • clerkship of the privy council
  • envoy roles
  • servant of the crown or the lead powers of the crown (eg. Walsingham)

billinghurst (talk) 04:01, 24 August 2008 (UTC)

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)