Pride,Thomas

Pride,Thomas
Pride (prīd), Thomas. Died 1658.
English Parliamentarian who led a regiment to Parliament and expelled Presbyterian and Royalist members who opposed the condemnation of Charles I (1648). He was a signatory of Charles's death warrant.

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