Thomas MoreApril 1523
Speaker Thomas More asks Henry VIII to interpret parliamentary speeches favourably, the earliest well-known Commons claim associated with freedom of debate.
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Speaker Thomas More asks Henry VIII to interpret parliamentary speeches favourably, the earliest well-known Commons claim associated with freedom of debate.
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