Convened by Charles I, this got its strange name because, through an act of Parliament (passed by, erm, itself) it could not be dissolved unless the members agreed and they didn't, not until after the end of the interregnum in 1660, although it was greatly weakened in 1648 by Cromwell's New Model Army.
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Long Parliament
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Edward Seymour, Duke of Somerset
Brother of Jane Seymour, Henry VIII's third wife, he was honoured by the king on the marriage and remained in favour after Jane's death, following childbirth. On Henry's death, the king's only son...
1 memorial
James Perkins
Chairman of the Smithfield Markets Committee, 1888.
1 memorial
quatercentenary of the City of Westminster
Four-hundredth anniversary.
2 memorials
Sidney Herbert
Son of the 11th Earl of Pembroke, grandson of Count Simon Woronzow. Sidney's elder brother, Robert, was a bad 'un: absconded to live in Paris and failed to provide a legitimate heir so, although R...
1 memorial
Jo Swinson
MP, Under Secretary of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
1 memorial
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