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Page 566
... Parliament met on the day after the closing of the Assembly , but King Charles prorogued it . John Spottiswoode ... Parliament . He therefore prorogued the Parliament to October , then again to November , then to June , 1640. A technical ...
... Parliament met on the day after the closing of the Assembly , but King Charles prorogued it . John Spottiswoode ... Parliament . He therefore prorogued the Parliament to October , then again to November , then to June , 1640. A technical ...
Page 627
... Parliament which vanished before the power of the army , and Richard Cromwell passed from the Protectorate to private life . He lived to see the Revolution , and he died a country gentleman , in 1712 . The attempt to revive the Long ...
... Parliament which vanished before the power of the army , and Richard Cromwell passed from the Protectorate to private life . He lived to see the Revolution , and he died a country gentleman , in 1712 . The attempt to revive the Long ...
Page 709
... Parliament was prorogued with a motion before it against the French alliance ; the Cabal Ministry broke up ; Shaftesbury , ceasing to be chan- cellor , in November , 1673 , went into opposition ; and there followed a long struggle ...
... Parliament was prorogued with a motion before it against the French alliance ; the Cabal Ministry broke up ; Shaftesbury , ceasing to be chan- cellor , in November , 1673 , went into opposition ; and there followed a long struggle ...
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