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Act of Settlement

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

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1652Date range
1Named people
0Places

Chronological records

1652

Charles Fleetwood1652

Warfare / Military

The chief feature of the administration is the implementation of the Act of Settlement 1652, which decreed the settlement of the New Model Armys soldiers on the confiscated estates of Catholic landowners

Names involved

Charles Fleetwood

Provenance

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