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‘Merciless’ Parliament

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‘Merciless’ Parliament, 1388. The lords appellant, having defeated their opponents at Radcot Bridge in December 1387, dominated the Parliament which met from February to June 1388. Suffolk ( Michael de la Pole) and Oxford had escaped to France, but many of their supporters were put to death. Richard II reasserted his power the following year.

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