King of the Fens

…He went to London to study law, but returned home to marry a merchant's daughter and was elected to the House of Commons in 1628. After Parliament was dissolved the following year, he managed his estates in various parts of the east and defended the interests of the farmers by resisting the nobles' efforts to reclaim the area, earning him the nickname "King of the Fens." He was elected to both the Short Parliament and the Long Parliament in 1640, and gradually emerged as a member of the opposition to the king. …

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…ロンドンに出て法学院に席をおいたが，商人の娘と結婚して帰郷し，1628年下院議員に選出される。翌年議会が解散されたのちは，東部の各地で所領の経営にあたるとともに，この地方の干拓を進めようとする貴族に抵抗して農民の利益を守り，〈干拓地の王者King of the Fens〉の異名を奉られた。40年の短期議会，長期議会のいずれにも選出され，しだいに国王反対派の一員として頭角を現す。…

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