The Seven Bishops are acquitted
1688 · Event
Seven bishops who refused to read the king's Declaration are tried for seditious libel — and a London jury acquits them to cheering in the streets and bonfires across the city. The Anglican establishment has openly defied a Stuart and won; the same night, the invitation to William goes out.
On these timelines: The Glorious Revolution, England, United Kingdom (combined), Master, Christianity
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