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7 Aug 1642: Sir Kenelm Digby arrested by parliament released a week later on request of House of Lords (NPG) He was re-arrested when the Civil war broke out

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2019-08-07

Died 1743 John, Lord Hervey, courtier, wit & author of notorious memoirs that have shaped how the early Georgians have been viewed for generations.
https://t.co/sH4SQlflKP

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2019-08-05

Died 1788 Thomas Gainsborough, unmistakable artist of the He is supposed to have painted this portrait of William Wollaston c.1759; a decade later Wollaston became MP for Read more about him below: https://t.co/c3nbkv7eon

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2019-08-02

Died 300 years ago Meinhard Schomberg, 3rd duke of Schomberg. His father had been granted an English peerage by William III as a reward for his services in the Glorious Revolution. The 3rd duke failed to attend the Lords after 1715, unable to bear the fatigue

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2019-07-05

1660 Charles II staged his formal entry into marking his restoration to the throne.
The event was carefully timed to coincide with his 30th

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