Episode 57: The Five Knights' Case

Early Stuart England by Greg Koabel

May 25, 201939:52Society & Culture

1627 While the Duke of Buckingham wages war in France, the Forced Loan has its day in court. A group of 5 loan refusers dispute the King's right to detain them without charge, hoping to test the legality of extra-parliam...

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