Sir Thomas More is elected Speaker of the Commons

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.03: English Writing and Culture: Renaissance (Elizabethan and Jacobean periods) , 1485-1625.
Vol. editors: William M. Hamlin (Washington State University), J A Roe (University of York), Virginia Mason Vaughan (Clark University), Ema Vyroubalova (Trinity College Dublin)

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Date of occurrence 1523-04

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At a meeting of the English Parliament at Blackfriars, Sir Thomas More is elected Speaker of the Commons. Cardinal Wolsey attempts to secure high taxation for the French war, but his efforts are stubbornly resisted.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Sir Thomas More is elected Speaker of the Commons". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 November 2010 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=14306, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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