Parliamentary Protestation denies the King's right to imprison MPs

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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In England, the House of Commons makes a Protestation which challenges the King's right to imprison MPs. This is effectively a measure of self-defence, since it follows criticism of James I's pro-Spanish foreign policy.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Parliamentary Protestation denies the King's right to imprison MPs". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15875, accessed 23 November 2024.]

15875 Parliamentary Protestation denies the King's right to imprison MPs 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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