When the law still mattered & people were born with spines
Back in the days when the law still mattered & people were born with spines, the English parliament on this day in 1628 passed the Petition of Right. They were responding to Charles I’s illegal taxation. In 1626 Parliament refused to pass any new taxes for Charles’ Spanish war, & threatened to impeach his favorite, …
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