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379 The King's Party

The History of England

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Pim and the Junto's Royal Coup

Pim was able to stand up in the Commons on the 9th of October 1641 as the new session after the summer recess got underway and he made an announcement. There has been another attempted royal coup. First we had one here in England, now there has been one in Scotland,. An incident carried out against our friends, our guile and the covenanters. We are back to Bambi, Bishop's army ministers. The news galvanized the Commons and brought wavers back to the reforming camp. Another example of the king's duplicity. Pim took full advantage. On the 20th of October, a new reform program was started in Parliament in a highly charged

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