John Dixwell
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John Dixwell, alias James Davids, was an English lawyer, republican politician and regicide. Born in Warwickshire, during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms he held various administrative positions in Ken
Center Church on the Green, New Haven, Connecticut; its cemetery includes Dixwell's monument
Broome Park, rebuilt at great expense between 1635 and 1638 by Dixwell's guardian, Sir Basil Dixwell
Dover Castle; Dixwell was Governor from 1652 to 1660
City hall, Hanau; a well-known refuge for religious and political dissidents, Dixwell lived in the town during the first years of his exile
New Haven, Connecticut
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New Haven is a city in the U.S. state of Connecticut. It is located on New Haven Harbor on the northern shore of Long Island Sound. With a population of 134,023 at the 2020 census, it is the third-mos
John Dixwell
…a regicide, Dixwell fled to Germany shortly before the May 1660 Stuart Restoration, and was condemned to death by Parliament. He later made his way to New Haven, Connecticut, where he lived quietly under the name of James Davids, untroubled by the authorities, who thought him dead. He died in 1689. John Dixwell was born c…
New Haven, Connecticut skyline
East Rock from SSS Hall, October 17, 2008
New Haven Green with Center Church
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