Pride's Purge

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noun

English History.

1. the forceful exclusion from the House of Commons, carried out by Colonel Thomas Pride in December 1648, of about 100 members who favored compromise with the Royalist party.

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Pride's Purge

As this meant the exclusion of the members shut out by Pride's Purge in 1648 it gave rise to much dissatisfaction, and Monk was appealed to.

From London and the Kingdom - Volume II by Reginald R. (Reginald Robinson) Sharpe

He was, however, in favour of accepting the king’s terms at Newport in December, and in consequence was excluded from the House by Pride’s Purge.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

In such summary manner the Long Parliament, or the "Rump Parliament," as it was called in derision after Pride's Purge, was dissolved, after having sat for twelve years.

From General History for Colleges and High Schools by Philip Van Ness Myers

This outrageous act is known in history as Pride's Purge.

From An Introduction to the History of Western Europe by James Harvey Robinson

For a fortnight after Pride's Purge, the two Houses, reduced now to such dimensions as might suit the Army's purpose, went on transacting various business.

From The Life of John Milton Volume 3 1643-1649 by David Masson

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