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#OTD 1648 MPs were barred from entering the House of Commons by Colonel Thomas Pride and the New Model Army. 'Pride's Purge' arrested 45 MPs who most strongly supported renewed negotiations with Charles I, paving the way for the King's execution. More👇
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