William Lenthall, 17th century English parliamentarian and lawyer, c1843. Artist: Anon

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William Lenthall, 17th century English parliamentarian and lawyer, c1843. Born at Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire, Lenthall (1591-1662) became Speaker of the House of Commons in the Long Parliament of 1640. When, in 1642, Charles I entered the Commons to arrest five opposition leaders, Lenthall refused to reveal their whereabouts.

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