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Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet

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35: 466:'s victory in 1646 was followed by two years of arguments over the peace settlement between moderate Presbyterians and the leadership of the New Model Army. Although Pickering largely avoided involvement, as an Independent he was generally viewed as an Army supporter, and thus kept his seat in the 504:, who grew up in Titchmarsh; monuments to Dryden and his parents were erected at Titchmarsh by his daughter Elizabeth, whose 1668 marriage was attended by her distant relative, 601: 456:. John Pickering, who fought at Marston Moor and Newbury, was one of the witnesses on whom Cromwell relied in the attack on Manchester that led to his removal under the 493:, Pickering obtained a pardon from King Charles II. The original of the pardon delivered by Charles II on vellum in Latin is in the Pitts Theology Library of 717: 690: 350: 805: 820: 409: 244: 92: 665: 441: 306:, and although released from prison a few months later due to illness, died in January 1628. Gilbert had two younger brothers, 715:
Venning, Keith (2004). "Pickering, Sir Gilbert, first baronet, appointed Lord Pickering under the Protectorate (1611-1668)".
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Independents were characterised by opposition to any state church, and included senior military leaders like Cromwell,
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and died of fever on active service, and Edward (1617–1698), as well as a sister Mary (1615–?).
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Calendar of State Papers Domestic: Charles I, 1644-1645, Volume 503, November to December 1644
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He remained MP for Northamptonshire through the Interregnum 1648–1660 and was appointed
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in 1657. His public career ended in 1660. With the help of his brother-in-law
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In May 1638, Pickering married Elizabeth Montagu (d.1679), daughter of Sir
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in January 1649, Pickering attended only two sessions and did not sign the
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in December 1648. He was appointed one of the judges in the January 1649
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to study law in 1629, and shortly after his 1638 marriage purchased a
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for most of the period from 1640 to 1660, during the 1649 to 1660
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Roberts, Keith (2004). "Pickering, John (bap. 1615, d. 1645)".
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PICKERING, Sir John (1585-1628), of Titchmarsh, Northants in
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The History of Parliament: the House of Commons 1604–1629
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St Mary the Virgin, Titchmarsh, Pickering's burial place
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He later became a religious 491:Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich 424:began in August 1642, he joined the 361:along lines similar to the reformed 284:Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich 167:Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich 289: 13: 631: 266:Although appointed a judge at the 217:Sir Gilbert Pickering, 1st Baronet 14: 872: 641:, Northants III (1930), 142-149. 393:, and widely persecuted in both 377:, and was suspected of being an 373:, one of those who rejected any 357:, who wanted to restructure the 206:Politician and religious radical 444:, the former for his defeat at 150:St. Mary the Virgin, Titchmarsh 105:April 1640 – May 1660 742:Willmott, Robert Aris (1839). 600:Preheim, Rick (19 June 2004). 593: 539: 526:Second Protectorate Parliament 518: 1: 559: 735:UK public library membership 708:UK public library membership 528:, Pickering was elevated to 296:Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire 141:Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire 125:Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire 7: 655:Hamilton, W.D, ed. 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Lord Chamberlain
English Council of State
Committee of Safety
Northamptonshire
Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire
Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
John Dryden
Alma mater
Emmanuel College, Cambridge
Gray's Inn
landed gentry
Northamptonshire
Independent
Parliament
Wars of the Three Kingdoms
MP
Northamptonshire
Interregnum
Lord Chamberlain
English Council of State
Cromwell's Upper House
Trial of Charles I
Execution warrant
regicide
Stuart Restoration
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Sandwich
Titchmarsh, Northamptonshire

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