Scene in the House of Commons: the Speaker coerced, 1629 (1905). Artist: Unknown.

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Scene in the House of Commons: the Speaker coerced, 1629 (1905). Members holding down the Speaker, Sir John Finch, in his chair while resolutions against King Charles I are read out. This led to Charles dissolving Parliament. Parliament would not sit again until 1640. From Cassell's History of England, Vol. II, [Cassell and Company, Limited, London, Paris, New York & Melbourne, 1905]

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Location: World,Europe,United Kingdom,England,Greater London,London,City of Westminster,Westminster
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