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Coup

England · House / House of Seymour. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1548Date range
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Chronological records

1548

Thomas Seymour Sudeley, 1stAugust 1548

Bristol · House / House of Seymour

Thomas Seymour hoped to finance a coup by bribing the vice-treasurer of the Bristol Mint, Sir William Sharington who was responsible for debasing the coinage in Bristol and he had been fiddling the account books and keeping the profits

Names involved

Thomas Seymour Sudeley, 1st

Provenance

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