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Succession Devise Legal Pressure

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

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1553

Edward Montagu12 June 1553

London · House / House of Tudor

Edward Montagu and other judges are ordered to give legal form to Edward VI’s succession devise despite warning that overturning the statutory succession could be treasonous.

Names involved

Edward Montagu

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