'Four Bills' are presented to King by Parliament but rejected

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

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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Politics

Dates

Date of occurrence 1647-12-24

Places

England (Location)

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The English Parliament presents Charles I with 'Four Bills', calling on him to surrender control of the military for twenty years, and to allow Parliament to meet in any location, but he rejects these proposals.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "'Four Bills' are presented to King by Parliament but rejected". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16313, accessed 04 December 2023.]

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