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The struggle between the parliamentary representatives of the House of Commons—who controlled the new money economy—and the monarchy, which needed money to finance its wars and its luxury lifestyle—had begun early on, as we have described. The “merciless parliament” of 1381–1382 had already revolted against the economic excess of Richard II, and had forced the King into granting them control over the economic portion of the King’s council.1
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Glassman, R.M. (2017). The English Revolution: “Civil War;” “Puritan Revolt”. In: The Origins of Democracy in Tribes, City-States and Nation-States. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-51695-0_143
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