Vice-Admiral John Lawson threatens to blockade London if Parliament is not restored

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.04: English Writing and Culture of the Seventeenth Century, 1625-1688.
Vol. editors: Jennifer Brady (Rhodes College), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Neil Forsyth (Université de Lausanne), Claire Preston (Queen Mary, University of London), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University)

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Navy

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Date of occurrence 1659-12-14

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United Kingdom (Location)

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Vice-Admiral John Lawson had been appointed Commander of the fleet in the English Channel fleet earlier in the year. After the Rump Parliament was forcibly dissolved by the Council of Officers in October, he brought his fleet to Gravesend, and threatened to blockade London if Parliament was not restored.

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