Lords reject Self-Denying Ordinance

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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The House of Lords rejects the Self-Denying Ordinance, which aims to exclude members of both Commons and Lords from military office in order to make way for more radical un-aristocratic Parliamentarian commanders. Despite this, the Commons immediately appoints Sir Thomas Fairfax as Commander in-Chief, replacing the Earl of Essex.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Lords reject Self-Denying Ordinance". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16239, accessed 19 March 2024.]

16239 Lords reject Self-Denying Ordinance 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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