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In December 1688, just before James II fled the country, Edward Griffin was made a peer. But, in the face of James' decision to flee, was Griffin actually allowed to sit in the Lords Chamber? Find out below👇 @GeorgianLords http://ow.ly/qhil50MoHPM

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Pretending to be a Peer? The unlikely Lord Griffin and the Convention of January 1689

The History of Parliament
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