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16th-century English politician

For other people named William Petre, see William Petre (disambiguation).

Sir William Petre (c. – ) (pronounced Peter) was Secretary of State to three successive Tudor monarchs, namely Kings Henry VIII, Edward VI and Queen Mary I. He also deputised for the Secretary of State to Elizabeth I.

Educated as a lawyer at the University of Oxford, he became a public servant, probably through the influence of the Boleyn family, one of whom, George Boleyn, he had tutored at Oxford and another of whom was Queen Anne Boleyn, second wife of King Henry VIII. He rose rapidly in the royal service and was knighted in

Sir William Petre was adept at side-stepping the great religious controversies of the day; in January he was appointed Secretary of State. He navigated the ship of state through the rest of Henry's troubled reign, managing a smooth succession in He held high office throughout the reigns of Henry VIII, Edward VI, Mary I and E

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Beyond Exile: Day by Day Armageddon

Beyond Exile: Day by Day Armageddon Hobby
01 Jun



John, William and I took off early yesterday morning toward the west. We snuck out to the aircraft just before the sun came up on the eastern horizon. We pushed it to the grassy strip where we would take off. In the distance, we could see some shambling stragglers moving about. It wasn’t long before we were airborne. It was a last-minute decision to take Will. He insisted that he go. We were able to establish a communications link with Hotel 23 via the VHF radio on the Cessna. If the girls were to get into any trouble, we would be able to communicate with them. We were looking for a large airport outside a major urban center. Before forcing myself to go to sleep last night inom picked out William P. Hobby Airport. It was just south of Houston, outside the center of the city.

It was not a long flight. En rutt we flew over numerous small towns, all with the same speckles of walking dead dominating