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First Commons Journal Begun

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

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1547Date range
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1547

John Seymour8 November 1547

Westminster · House / House of Tudor

Clerk John Seymour begins the first surviving continuous manuscript Journal recording daily proceedings of the House of Commons.

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John Seymour

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