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Boleyn.svg| George Boleyn<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1533-1536</span>
Boleyn.svg| George Boleyn<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1533-1536</span>
Henry Fitzroy.svg| Henry Fitzroy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1536</span>
Henry Fitzroy.svg| Henry Fitzroy<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1536</span>
John Cheney.svg| Thomas Cheyne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1536-1539</span>
Thomas Cheney.svg| Thomas Cheyne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1536-1539</span>
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle.svg| Arthur Plantagenet<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1539-1542</span>
Arthur Plantagenet, 1st Viscount Lisle.svg| Arthur Plantagenet<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1539-1542</span>
John Cheney.svg| Thomas Cheyne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1542-1558</span>
Thomas Cheney.svg| Thomas Cheyne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1542-1558</span>
William Brooke.svg| William Brooke<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1558-1597</span>
William Brooke.svg| William Brooke<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1558-1597</span>
William Brooke.svg| Henry Brooke<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1597-1603</span>
William Brooke.svg| Henry Brooke<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1597-1603</span>
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Revision as of 14:26, 1 August 2020

A confederation of coastal towns in southeast England, it was formed for military and trade purposes.
At the head of the Cinque Ports were Lord Wardens who had the status of barons and the right to attend the king's parliament.