Conventicles Act
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Conventicles Act, 1664. This Act (16 Car. II c. 4) was one of the fiercest provisions of the
Clarendon code, which aimed at restoring Anglican supremacy after the Restoration. It forbade attendance at any meeting of more than five persons for religious purposes other than Church of England ceremonies.
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Where you have a chance of a ghost: York
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Skeldergate claims a phantom of nursery rhyme fame, George Villiers, 2d Duke of Buckingham, who lived a scandalous life even by the standards...boys came out to play, Georgie Porgie ran away. Villiers is said to be still selective in his pursuits...
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George Villiers Buckingham, 2d duke of
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
George Villiers Buckingham, 2d duke of 1628-87, English courtier...estranged him from Charles. In 1657, Buckingham returned to England and married...favor and retired from politics. Buckingham patronized science and literature...
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2d Duke of Buckingham
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
2d Duke of Buckingham The English statesman George Villiers, 2d Duke of Buckingham (1628-1687), was influential in Restoration England. An advocate of religious toleration, he was also known as a rake and as the author of lewd poetry and...
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George Villiers
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
George Villiers see Buckingham, George Villiers, 1st duke of ; Buckingham, George Villiers, 2d duke of .
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Thomas Gainsborough
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...Margaret Burr, reputedly a natural daughter of the Duke of Beaufort, who is said to have brought him an...reverse of that of the older boy in Van Dyck's George Villiers, 2d Duke of Buckingham, and His Brother Francis. The subject of Gainsborough...
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Samuel Butler
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...possessing "severe and sound judgment." Records show that he was employed as secretary to secretary to George Villiers, 2d Duke of Buckingham, for some time in the early 1670s. It is believed that he remained in London after 1677, occupying...
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