Sir Roger Twysden

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Born	August 21, 1597 • England
Died	June 27, 1672 (aged 74) • England
Subjects Of Study	England • constitution

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Oliver Cromwell

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English politician and author

Edward Hyde, 1st earl of Clarendon

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James Anthony Froude

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Richard Henry Tawney

British economist

John Rushworth

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William Camden

British historian

Orderic Vitalis

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A. F. Pollard

English historian and author

Catharine Macaulay

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Nicholas Sanders

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Roger Of Hoveden

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Sir John Fortescue

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Thomas Madox

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William Of Newburgh

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Francis Godwin

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Sir Charles Firth

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Henry Knighton

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John Stow

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