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Parliament of Dunces

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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Name given to a parliament held at Coventry by Henry IV. in 1494, because no lawyer was allowed to sit in it.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Parliament of Dunces'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/parliament-of-dunces.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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