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24 de jun. de 2020 · In the first in a series of conversations about parliamentary leadership, History of Parliament Trust Director and expert in mid-seventeenth century politics...
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- History of Parliament
14 de feb. de 2022 · The Short Parliament met in April 1640 for only three weeks and achieved nothing except upsetting the king when John Pym made a speech on 17 April calling for more powers for Parliament and the protection of MPs' privilege of independence, a defence of the Anglican Church, and an end to illegal taxation (taxes raised without the authority of Parliament).
In this sense, Pym’s unfortunate polemical history elucidates not only the tenuous, and ultimately temporary, transition of English libellous politics from manuscript to print during the early 1640s, but also the bipartisan personalization of politics that enabled it. I Biographically, few English figures have proven as elusive as John Pym, whose
John Pym, who was born in 1584 and died in December 1643, was one of the most important Parliamentary figures in the years leading up to the outbreak of the Civil Wars.. He earned a reputation as a parliamentary revolutionary, leading opposition to the arbitrary rule of Charles I. Throughout this time, Pym’s leadership in the Commons was vital for the Parliamentary cause and as a result ...
12 de jun. de 2009 · Historians give John Pym due credit as a successful Parliamentarian; rhetorical critics examine Pym's prowess as an orator. Both perspectives focus on Pym's management of issues of the day and do ...
The Speech or Declaration of John Pym, Esq; Many Days have been spent, in maintenance of the Impeachment of the Earl of Strafford, by the House of Commons, whereby he stands charged with High-Treason; and your Lordships have heard his Defence with Patience, and with as much Favour as Justice would allow. We have passed through our Evidence, and ...
9 de jul. de 2021 · This article explores the royalist libels that afflicted the parliamentarian leader John Pym during the early 1640s to argue that the period marked an important turning point in English libellous ...
