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England · Warfare / England War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1525Date range
2Named people
2Places

Chronological records

1525

Thomas WolseyApril 1525

Essex · Warfare / England War

Resistance to Wolsey's forced loan spreads in Essex as taxpayers reject the levy for the French campaign.

Henry VIIIMay 1525

Suffolk · Warfare / England War

Opposition to the Amicable Grant threatens armed disorder and undermines Henry VIII's French war plans.

Names involved

Henry VIIIThomas Wolsey

Provenance

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