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Colonel Thomas Blood (1618 – 24 August 1680) was an Anglo-Irish officer and self-styled colonel best known for his attempt to steal the Crown Jewels of England from the Tower of London in 1671. [1]

92 relations: Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652, Act of Settlement 1662, Anglo-Dutch Wars, Anglo-Irish people, Anthology series, Apothecary, Battle of Blenheim, Battle of Rullion Green, Bindon Blood, Blacksmith, Board game, Brian Inglis, Captain Blood (1935 film), Captain Blood (novel), Cavalier, Charles I of England, Charles II of England, Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Clarendon House, Colonel, Colonel Blood (film), County Clare, County Meath, County Wicklow, Covenanter, Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, David Walliams, Days That Shook the World, Defoe (comics), Drawbridge, Dublin Castle, Dunboyne, Dutch Republic, Elizabeth II, Epitaph, Errol Flynn, First English Civil War, Flanders, Footman, Gangsta Granny, Gangsta Granny (film), George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, Golborne, Holcroft Blood, James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, James Caulfield, Jewel House, John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, John Holcroft, John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, ..., Justice of the peace, Kilnaboy, Kingdom of Ireland, Lancashire, Land grant, Lord Lieutenant of Ireland, Maurice Petherick, Michael Wilding (actor), Michiel de Ruyter, Muppets Most Wanted, Musket, NBC, Officer (armed forces), Oliver Cromwell, Olivia de Havilland, Outrage! (game), Parliament of Ireland, Parson, Piccadilly, Presbyterianism, Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Queen's Bench, Rafael Sabatini, Rapier, Restoration (England), Romford Market, Roundhead, Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom, St Edward's Crown, St James's Park, St James's Street, St Margaret's, Westminster, The Joseph Cotten Show, Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, Tower of London, Tyburn, W. P. Lipscomb, Walking stick, Walt Disney Pictures, Wars of the Three Kingdoms, Westminster, 2000 AD (comics). Expand index (42 more) »

Act for the Settlement of Ireland 1652

The Act for the Settlement of Ireland imposed penalties including death and land confiscation against participants and bystanders of the Irish Rebellion of 1641 and subsequent unrest.

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Act of Settlement 1662

The Act of Settlement 1662 was passed by the Irish Parliament in Dublin.

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Anglo-Dutch Wars

The Anglo-Dutch wars (Engels–Nederlandse Oorlogen or Engelse Zeeoorlogen) were a series of conflicts fought, on one side, by the Dutch States (the Dutch Republic, later the Batavian Republic) and, on the other side, first by England and later by the Kingdom of Great Britain/the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

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Anglo-Irish people

Anglo-Irish is a term which was more commonly used in the 19th and early 20th centuries to identify a social class in Ireland, whose members are mostly the descendants and successors of the English Protestant Ascendancy.

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Anthology series

An anthology series is a radio, television or book series that presents a different story and a different set of characters in each episode or season/series.

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Apothecary

Apothecary is one term for a medical professional who formulates and dispenses materia medica to physicians, surgeons, and patients.

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Battle of Blenheim

The Battle of Blenheim (German:Zweite Schlacht bei Höchstädt; French Bataille de Höchstädt), fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession.

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Battle of Rullion Green

The Battle of Rullion Green in the Pentland Hills, in Lothian, Scotland on 28 November 1666 was the culmination of the brief Pentland Rising (15–28 November 1666).

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Bindon Blood

General Sir Bindon Blood, GCB, GCVO (7 November 1842 – 16 May 1940) was a British Army commander who served in Egypt, Afghanistan, India and Southern Africa.

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Blacksmith

A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects from wrought iron or steel by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. whitesmith).

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Board game

A board game is a tabletop game that involves counters or moved or placed on a pre-marked surface or "board", according to a set of rules.

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Brian Inglis

Brian Inglis (31 July 1916 – 11 February 1993) was an Irish journalist, historian and television presenter.

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Captain Blood (1935 film)

Captain Blood is a 1935 American black-and-white swashbuckling pirate film from First National Pictures and Warner Bros. Pictures, produced by Harry Joe Brown and Gordon Hollingshead (with Hal B. Wallis as executive producer), directed by Michael Curtiz, that stars Errol Flynn, Olivia de Havilland, Basil Rathbone, and Ross Alexander.

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Captain Blood (novel)

Captain Blood: His Odyssey is an adventure novel by Rafael Sabatini, originally published in 1922.

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Cavalier

The term Cavalier was first used by Roundheads as a term of abuse for the wealthier Royalist supporters of King Charles I and his son Charles II of England during the English Civil War, the Interregnum, and the Restoration (1642 – c. 1679).

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Charles I of England

Charles I (19 November 1600 – 30 January 1649) was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.

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Charles II of England

Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was king of England, Scotland and Ireland.

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Church of St Peter ad Vincula

The Chapel Royal of St.

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Clarendon House

Clarendon House was a town mansion which stood on Piccadilly in London, England, from the 1660s to the 1680s.

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Colonel

Colonel ("kernel", abbreviated Col., Col or COL) is a senior military officer rank below the brigadier and general officer ranks.

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Colonel Blood (film)

Colonel Blood (1934) was a British film written and directed by W. P. Lipscomb.

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County Clare

County Clare (Contae an Chláir) is a county in Ireland, in the Mid-West Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the West by the Atlantic Ocean.

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County Meath

County Meath (Contae na Mí or simply an Mhí) is a county in Ireland.

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County Wicklow

County Wicklow (Contae Chill Mhantáin) is a county in Ireland.

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Covenanter

The Covenanters were a Scottish Presbyterian movement that played an important part in the history of Scotland, and to a lesser extent that of England and Ireland, during the 17th century.

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Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom

The Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, originally the Crown Jewels of England, are 140 royal ceremonial objects kept in the Tower of London, which include the regalia and vestments worn by British kings and queens at their coronations.

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David Walliams

David Edward Williams (born 20 August 1971), known professionally as David Walliams, is an English comedian, actor, author, and presenter known for his partnership with Matt Lucas on the BBC One sketch show Little Britain. Since 2012, Walliams has been a judge on the ITV talent show: Britain's Got Talent.

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Days That Shook the World

Days That Shook the World is a British documentary television series that premiered on BBC Two on 17 September 2003.

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Defoe (comics)

Titus Defoe is a comics character in an eponymous story published in the British science fiction anthology 2000 AD.

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Drawbridge

A drawbridge or draw-bridge is a type of movable bridge typically associated with the entrance of a castle and a number of towers, surrounded by a moat.

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Dublin Castle

Dublin Castle (Caisleán Bhaile Átha Cliath) off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, is a major Irish government complex, conference centre, and tourist attraction.

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Dunboyne

Dunboyne is a town in Meath, Ireland.

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Dutch Republic

The Dutch Republic was a republic that existed from the formal creation of a confederacy in 1581 by several Dutch provinces (which earlier seceded from the Spanish rule) until the Batavian Revolution in 1795.

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Elizabeth II

Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of the United Kingdom and the other Commonwealth realms.

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Epitaph

An epitaph (from Greek ἐπιτάφιος epitaphios "a funeral oration" from ἐπί epi "at, over" and τάφος taphos "tomb") is a short text honoring a deceased person.

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Errol Flynn

Errol Leslie Flynn (20 June 1909 – 14 October 1959) was an Australian-born American actor who achieved fame in Hollywood after 1935.

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First English Civil War

The First English Civil War (1642–1646) began the series of three wars known as the English Civil War (or "Wars").

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Flanders

Flanders (Vlaanderen, Flandre, Flandern) is the Dutch-speaking northern portion of Belgium, although there are several overlapping definitions, including ones related to culture, language, politics and history.

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Footman

A footman or footboy is a male domestic worker.

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Gangsta Granny

Gangsta Granny is a British children's comedy fiction book, written by David Walliams, illustrated by Tony Ross and published by HarperCollins.

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Gangsta Granny (film)

Gangsta Granny is a British comedy-drama television film based on David Walliams' children's comedy fiction book of the same name.

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George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham

George Villiers, 2nd Duke of Buckingham, 20th Baron de Ros, (30 January 1628 – 16 April 1687) was an English statesman and poet.

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Golborne

Golborne (go:bə:n) is a town within the Metropolitan Borough of Wigan, in Greater Manchester, England.

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Holcroft Blood

Holcroft Blood (c.1657-1707) was an Anglo-Irish soldier, notable for his service as an engineer and artillery commander under the Duke of Marlborough during the War of the Spanish Succession.

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James Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond

Lieutenant-General James FitzThomas Butler, 1st Duke of Ormond, 1st Marquess of Ormond, 12th Earl of Ormond, 5th Earl of Ossory, 4th Viscount Thurles, 1st Baron Butler of Llanthony, 1st Earl of Brecknock, KG, PC (19 October 1610 – 21 July 1688) was an Anglo-Irish statesman and soldier, known as Earl of Ormond from 1634 to 1642 and Marquess of Ormond from 1642 to 1661.

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James Caulfield

James Caulfield (1764–1826) was an English author and printseller, known also as a publisher and editor.

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Jewel House

The Jewel House is a vault housing the British Crown Jewels in the Waterloo Block (formerly a barracks) at the Tower of London.

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John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough

General John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough, 1st Prince of Mindelheim, 1st Count of Nellenburg, Prince of the Holy Roman Empire, (26 May 1650 – 16 June 1722 O.S.) was an English soldier and statesman whose career spanned the reigns of five monarchs.

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John Holcroft

John Holcroft (died 1656) was an English politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1640 and 1648.

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John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester

John Wilmot (1 April 1647 – 26 July 1680) was an English poet and courtier of King Charles II's Restoration court.

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Justice of the peace

A justice of the peace (JP) is a judicial officer, of a lower or puisne court, elected or appointed by means of a commission (letters patent) to keep the peace.

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Kilnaboy

Kilnaboy or Killinaboy is a village, townland and civil parish in County Clare, Ireland.

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Kingdom of Ireland

The Kingdom of Ireland (Classical Irish: Ríoghacht Éireann; Modern Irish: Ríocht Éireann) was a nominal state ruled by the King or Queen of England and later the King or Queen of Great Britain that existed in Ireland from 1542 until 1800.

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Lancashire

Lancashire (abbreviated Lancs.) is a county in north west England.

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Land grant

A land grant is a gift of real estate – land or its use privileges – made by a government or other authority as an incentive, means of enabling works, or as a reward for services to an individual, especially in return for military service.

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Lord Lieutenant of Ireland

Lord Lieutenant of Ireland was the title of the chief governor of Ireland from the Williamite Wars of 1690 till the Partition of Ireland in 1922.

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Maurice Petherick

Maurice Petherick (5 October 1894 – 4 August 1985) was a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Penryn & Falmouth from 1931 to 1945, and as Financial Secretary to the War Office, briefly, in 1945.

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Michael Wilding (actor)

Michael Charles Gauntlet Wilding (23 July 1912 – 8 July 1979) was an English stage, television, and film actor.

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Michiel de Ruyter

Michiel Adriaenszoon de Ruyter (24 March 1607 – 29 April 1676) was a Dutch admiral.

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Muppets Most Wanted

Muppets Most Wanted is a 2014 American musical comedy film and the eighth theatrical film featuring the Muppets.

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Musket

A musket is a muzzle-loaded, smoothbore long gun that appeared in early 16th century Europe, at first as a heavier variant of the arquebus, capable of penetrating heavy armor.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Officer (armed forces)

An officer is a member of an armed force or uniformed service who holds a position of authority.

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Oliver Cromwell

Oliver Cromwell (25 April 15993 September 1658) was an English military and political leader.

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Olivia de Havilland

Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland (born July 1, 1916) is a British-American actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988.

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Outrage! (game)

Outrage!, "the official Tower of London board game", was first created in 1992 by Imperial Games.

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Parliament of Ireland

The Parliament of Ireland was the legislature of the Lordship of Ireland, and later the Kingdom of Ireland, from 1297 until 1800.

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Parson

In the pre-Reformation church, a parson is the priest of an independent parish church, that is, a parish church not under the control of a larger ecclesiastical or monastic organization.

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Piccadilly

Piccadilly is a road in the City of Westminster, London to the south of Mayfair, between Hyde Park Corner in the west and Piccadilly Circus in the east.

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Presbyterianism

Presbyterianism is a part of the reformed tradition within Protestantism which traces its origins to Britain, particularly Scotland, and Ireland.

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Prince Rupert of the Rhine

Prince Rupert of the Rhine, Duke of Cumberland (17 December 1619 – 29 November 1682) was a noted German soldier, admiral, scientist, sportsman, colonial governor and amateur artist during the 17th century.

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Queen's Bench

The Queen's Bench (or, during the reign of a male monarch, the King's Bench, Cour du banc du Roi) is the superior court in a number of jurisdictions within some of the Commonwealth realms.

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Rafael Sabatini

Rafael Sabatini (29 April 1875 – 13 February 1950) was an Italian-English writer of romance and adventure novels.

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Rapier

Rapier or espada ropera, is a loose term for a type of slender, sharply pointed sword.

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Restoration (England)

The Restoration of the English monarchy took place in the Stuart period.

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Romford Market

Romford Market is a large open market with 270 stalls, – Romford Market located in Romford, London Borough of Havering, Greater London, England.

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Roundhead

Roundheads were supporters of the Parliament of England during the English Civil War.

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Royal prerogative in the United Kingdom

The royal prerogative is a body of customary authority, privilege, and immunity, recognised in the United Kingdom as the sole prerogative of the Sovereign and the source of many of the executive powers of the British government.

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St Edward's Crown

St Edward's Crown is the centrepiece of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom.

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St James's Park

St James's Park is a park in the City of Westminster, central London.

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St James's Street

St James's Street is the principal street in the district of St James's, central London.

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St Margaret's, Westminster

The Church of St Margaret, Westminster Abbey, is situated in the grounds of Westminster Abbey on Parliament Square, and is the Anglican parish church of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom in London.

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The Joseph Cotten Show

The Joseph Cotten Show (also known as On Trial)Brooks, Tim & Marsh, Earle (1979).

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Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory

Vice-Admiral Thomas Butler, 6th Earl of Ossory, KG, PC, PC(I) (8 July 1634 – 30 July 1680) was an Irish politician.

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Tower of London

The Tower of London, officially Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London, is a historic castle located on the north bank of the River Thames in central London.

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Tyburn

Tyburn was a village in the county of Middlesex close to the current location of Marble Arch and the southern end of Edgware Road in present-day London.

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W. P. Lipscomb

W.

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Walking stick

A walking stick is a device used to facilitate walking, for fashion, or for defensive reasons.

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Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney Pictures, Inc. is an American film studio and a subsidiary of Walt Disney Studios, owned by The Walt Disney Company.

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Wars of the Three Kingdoms

The Wars of the Three Kingdoms, sometimes known as the British Civil Wars, formed an intertwined series of conflicts that took place in the kingdoms of England, Ireland and Scotland between 1639 and 1651.

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Westminster

Westminster is an area of central London within the City of Westminster, part of the West End, on the north bank of the River Thames.

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2000 AD (comics)

2000 AD is a weekly British science fiction-orientated comic.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Blood

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