Cinque Ports: Difference between revisions

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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>
John Cheney.svg| Thomas Cheyne<br><span style="font-size:88%; line-height: 1.3em;">1536-1539</span>
Arthur Plantagenet.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>
John 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 15:05, 4 February 2017

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.