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Cromwell's Act of Grace, aimed at reconciliation with the Scots, proclaimed in Edinburgh.

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Cromwell's Act of Grace

1654 English Parliament act pardoning all Scots from crimes committed in previous civil wars

Cromwell's Act of Grace, or more formally the Act of Pardon and Grace to the People of Scotland, was an Act of the Parliament of England that declared that the people of Scotland were pardoned for any crimes they might have committed during the Wars of the Three Kingdoms. It was…
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Edinburgh

Capital city of Scotland

Edinburgh is the capital city of Scotland and one of its 32 council areas. It is located in southeast Scotland and is bounded to the north by the Firth of Forth and to the south by the Pentland Hills. Edinburgh had a population of 506,520 in 2020, making it the…
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