B aldwin H yde, Clerk of the Parliaments in the Readeption Parliament of 1470–1

B aldwin H yde, who served as clerk of the parliaments in the assembly held during H enry VI 's brief restoration in 1470–1, has traditionally been thought to have been a party‐political appointee, who displaced his long‐serving predecessor. This article presents new evidence based on an analysis of H yde's career, that suggests that far from being a placeman, he may, in fact, have been Faukes's own choice of successor

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