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Russell, William, Lord
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Prominent politician in Charles II.'s reign, younger son of the Earl of Bedford; entered the first Restoration Parliament, became a prominent leader in the Country Party in opposition to the Cabal (q. v .) and the Popish schemes of the king; vigorously supported the Exclusion Bill to keep James, Duke of York from the throne in 1683; was charged with complicity in the Rye-house Plot, was found guilty on trumped-up evidence, and beheaded (1639-1683).
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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Russell, William, Lord'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/russell-william-lord.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Russell, William, Lord'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/r/russell-william-lord.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
