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Parliament attaints Empson and Dudley

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The English Parliament meets, and attaints Henry VII's finance ministers Richard Empson and Edward Dudley. It also passes sumptuary legislation, that imposes constraints on the clothing and expenditure permitted for different ranks of society.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Parliament attaints Empson and Dudley". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14148, accessed 09 June 2026.]

14148 Parliament attaints Empson and Dudley 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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