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William Lenthall (1591–1662) 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 Charles I.
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21 de mar. de 2024 · William Lenthall (born June 1591, Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Eng.—died Sept. 3, 1662, Burford, Oxfordshire) was an English Parliamentarian who, as speaker of the House of Commons, was at the centre of repeated struggles between the Parliamentarians and Royalists during the English Civil Wars.
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June 1591, 2nd s. of William Lenthall (d.1596) of Wilcot, Oxon. and Frances, da. of Richard Southwell of Horsham St. Faith, Norf.1 educ. St. Alban Hall, Oxf. 1607; L. Inn 1609, called 1616;2 travelled abroad (France) 1634.3 m. by 1619,4 Elizabeth (d.1662), da. of Ambrose Evans of Loddington, Northants., at least 2s. 2da.5 d. 3 Sept. 1662.6 ...
Speaker Lenthall defied the King to uphold the privileges of Parliament. The King had to leave without arresting the Five Members. No monarch has entered the House of Commons since then.
20 de abr. de 2021 · Four new keepers were then sworn into office by Speaker William Lenthall – the same Speaker who in January 1642 had denied Charles i ’s demand to give up the five members on grounds that he was the Commons’ servant, not the king’s, and was now in 1649 effectively ‘the leading citizen of England’.
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Speaker William Lenthall is from our ongoing series about parliamentary leadership. In this latest History of Parliament video, Dr Vivienne Larminie explores the career of the man who was the...
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23 de ago. de 2022 · William Lenthall (1591-1662) was a Speaker of the House of Commons in the Long Parliament and the restored Long Parliament. He supported the Restoration of King Charles II and was a key witness in the trial of Charles I. See his portraits by various artists in the National Portrait Gallery collection.
