Lords Shaftesbury, Buckingham, Salisbury and Wharton are imprisoned

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Lords Shaftesbury, Buckingham, Salisbury and Wharton are imprisoned in the Tower for having argued, as members of the opposition to the government, that the present Parliament is illegal.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Lords Shaftesbury, Buckingham, Salisbury and Wharton are imprisoned". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 April 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=16643, accessed 28 March 2024.]

16643 Lords Shaftesbury, Buckingham, Salisbury and Wharton are imprisoned 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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