Pole Suffolk, 1st1386
Impeached on a charge of misappropriation of funds by Thomas of Woodstock
England · Government / Government of England. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.
Impeached on a charge of misappropriation of funds by Thomas of Woodstock
Parliament fines Bacon & declares him incapable of holding office
Impeached for embezzlement, cleared but resigns & becomes Lord Chamberlain. Charged by the Commons with "popery"
Tried for accepting bribes and negotiations with foreign powers and Popish plots. Betrayed by Montagu as Charles II's secret negotiator with Louis XIV
Impeached a 2nd time for accepting a bribe from the East India Company. Charges are not pressed
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