James II (a Catholic, r. 1685 – 1688) orders the arrest of William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury, and six other bishops for having refused to read the Second Declaration of Indulgence, during Anglican (Church of England) services.
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References:
Winston Churchill, A History of the English-Speaking Peoples, four volumes. (London: Cassell, 1956-58), 2:403.
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