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William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, c1642 (1893). Artist: Unknown

William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, c1642 (1893). Born at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Lenthall (1591-1662) became Speaker of the House of Commons in the Long Parliament of 1640. When, in 1642, Charles I entered the Commons to arrest five opposition leaders, Lenthall refused to reveal their whereabouts. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by J R Green, illustrated edition, Volume III, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1893.

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Title: William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, c1642 (1893). Artist: Unknown

Caption: William Lenthall, Speaker of the House of Commons, c1642 (1893). Born at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Lenthall (1591-1662) became Speaker of the House of Commons in the Long Parliament of 1640. When, in 1642, Charles I entered the Commons to arrest five opposition leaders, Lenthall refused to reveal their whereabouts. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by J R Green, illustrated edition, Volume III, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1893.

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Print size: 29.6 × 42.3 cm | 1376.8 × 1968.5 in (300 dpi)

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