22 May 1406: Henry IV agrees #otd - it is his own idea - to be assisted in governing 17 councillors nominated by #Parliament due to his poor health (NPG)
A video circulating across social media shows #Romanian officials physically fighting with each other on Tuesday during a #parliament meeting, as one can be seen trying to bite the other's face.
According to a video shared by Eastern European media, NEXTA, the two men, Florin Roman, deputy of the National Liberal Party, and Dan Vîlceanu, independent deputy, began tussling.
8 May 1613: Christopher Hampton is consecrated Archbishop of #Armagh#otd in St Patrick's #Dublin His pretty speedy consecration was due to an imminent #parliament He had earlier defended episcopacy at the #Scottish General Assembly in Glasgow on James VI & I's request. (NLI)
8 May 1661: in #Dublin, Bishop Jeremy Taylor preaches at the opening of #Parliament, he becomes vitriolic about 'criminally disobedient dissenters' #otd (Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge) #Restoration.
29 Apr 1523: Thomas Wolsey seeks a grant of 4s in the £ from #parliament#otd to finance Henry VIII’s wars - the largest subsidy ever asked of them to date
They wouldn’t all have been unhappy to see Henry develop alternate income streams some 10 years later...