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Malignants

Malignants is a name used for the advisors of Charles I of England, chief among whom were Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl Strafford and William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury. The term was used by the Parliamentarians, who blamed them for the evils of the country; the name was afterwards applied to the whole Royalist party.

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Malignants is a name used for the advisors of Charles I of England, chief among whom were Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl Strafford and William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury. The term was used by the Parliamentarians, who blamed them for the evils of the country; the name was afterwards applied to the whole Royalist party.¹

See also

See also

Royalist "Delinquents" and Committee for Compounding with Delinquents

Notes

Notes

Wood 1907, "Malignants".

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References

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Wood, James, ed. (1907). "Malignants". The Nuttall Encyclopædia. London and New York: Frederick Warne.