Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley are accused of fiscal extortion

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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On acceding to the throne, the new King Henry VIII offers reparation to anyone injured by fiscal extortion. This produces demands for his father's finance ministers, Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley, to be punished for their actions.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley are accused of fiscal extortion". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14140, accessed 23 November 2024.]

14140 Richard Empson and Edmund Dudley are accused of fiscal extortion 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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