Grand Remonstrance
Britishnoun
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Members quoted from thumb-marked copies of the Bill of Rights and the Grand Remonstrance, which the House addressed to Charles I in 1641.
From Time Magazine Archive
He opposed the demand by the parliament to choose the king’s ministers, and also the Grand Remonstrance, to which he wrote a reply published by the king.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 4 "Cincinnatus" to "Cleruchy" by Various
The presentation on December 1st of the Grand Remonstrance, with its sombre catalogue of grievances, with its acrid religious and political tone, marked another act of the tragedy.
From Henrietta Maria by Haynes, Henrietta
The Grand Remonstrance of the House of Commons was presented to Charles in December, 1641.
From The Rise of the Democracy by Clayton, Joseph
The principles and feelings which prompted the Grand Remonstrance were still strong among the sturdy yeomen, and the decent God-fearing merchants.
From Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
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