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The Protestation of 1641 was an attempt to avert the English Civil War. Parliament passed a bill on 3 May 1641 requiring those over the age of 18 to sign the Protestation, an oath of allegiance to King Charles I and the Church of England, as a way to reduce the tensions across the realm. Signing them was a necessity in order to hold public office.
His father, Alexander Pym (1547–1585), was a member of the minor gentry, from Brymore, Somerset. He was a successful lawyer in London, where John was born in 1584. Alexander died seven months later and his mother, Philippa Colles (died 1620), married a wealthy Cornish landowner, Sir Antho
Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) [a] was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.. Charles was born into the House of Stuart as the second son of King James VI of Scotland, but after his father inherited the English throne in 1603, he moved to England, where he spent much of the rest of his life.
King Charles III's coronation at Westminster Abbey sees Metropolitan Police arrest Republic anti-monarchy protesters as apathy prevails in Britain.
Folk signed the Anti-Breeders Act, directly leading to the permanent closure of the St. Louis Fairground Track. St Louis Fairground Park Entrance, 1913. In 1908, after protracted political debate, the abandoned 132-acre (0.53 km 2) fairground was purchased from the association for park use by St. Louis for $700,000. The park was dedicated on ...
Photos: Police converge on People's Park in Berkeley to clear the way for crews to prepare the storied green space for construction of student housing.
LOUIS (AP) — A grand jury on Tuesday indicted the St. Louis couple who displayed guns while hundreds of racial injustice protesters marched on their private street.
1641 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1641st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 641st year of the 2nd millennium, the 41st year of the 17th century, and the 2nd year of the 1640s decade. As of the start of 1641, the ...