William Lenthall
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William Lenthall was an English politician of the Civil War period. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons for a period of almost twenty years, both before and after the execution of King Charle
William Lenthall
Lenthall kneels to Charles during the attempted arrest of the Five Members
Portrait of William Lenthall by Cornelis Janssens van Ceulen
Lenthall in about 1652
Thomas Scot
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Thomas Scot was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons at various times between 1645 and 1660. He was one of the men who signed the death warrant of Charles I and was executed as one of
William Lenthall
…exempt from its indemnity provisions if he ever again were to accept public office. On 12 October 1660 he gave evidence at the trial of the regicide Thomas Scot, swearing that Scot had spoken in parliament in favour of executing the king; an act that disgusted many in the light of his famous defence of parliamentary…
Thomas Scot