The Lancashire and Cheshire Presbyterian Campaigns of 1646 and the Politics of Accommodation

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The Lancashire and Cheshire Presbyterian Campaigns of 1646 and the Politics of Accommodation. / Mawdesley, James.
In: The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 08.04.2024.

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