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Privy Councillors Detained at Essex House

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

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1601

Thomas Egerton8 February 1601

Essex House · House / House of Tudor

Essex's followers detain senior councillors who enter Essex House seeking an explanation for the armed gathering.

Names involved

Thomas Egerton

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