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Roger L'Estrange (17 December 1616 – 11 December 1704) was an English pamphleteer and author, and staunch defender of royalist claims. In 1644 he led a conspiracy in support of King Charles I and was sentenced to death as a spy, although after four years' imprisonment in Newgate Prison he was able to escape to the Continent, finding refuge in Holland. In 1653 he was pardoned by Oliver Cromwell.

In 1663 he began his career as a journalist, publishing a paper under the title The Public Intelligencer and taking over as chief licenser and surveyor of the press from John Birkenhead. In 1678, he helped Thomas Britton found his concert series, playing the viol at the first event. On April 13, 1681 he started another paper called The Observator, which was published until March 9, 1686 or 1687.

L'Estrange was involved in political controversy throughout his life. In 1685, He was knighted by King James II. A fierce Tory and opponent of religious toleration, L'Estrange was arrested several times for involvement in plots against William and Mary.

In addition to his work as a political pamphleteer and his journalistic writing, he was also a translator of the Greek and Latin classics, including a translation of the fables of Aesop. He died in 1704.

He was Member of Parliament for Winchester from 1685 to 1689.[1]

Parliament of England (to 1707)
Preceded by
James Annesley and
Sir John Cloberry		Member of Parliament for Winchester
with Charles Hanses
1685–1689		Succeeded by
Lord William Powlett and
Francis Morley


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NAMEL'Estrange, Roger
ALTERNATIVE NAMES
SHORT DESCRIPTIONEnglish pamphleteer and author, and staunch defender of royalist claims
DATE OF BIRTHDecember 17, 1616
PLACE OF BIRTH
DATE OF DEATHDecember 11, 1704
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Sir John Birkenhead or Berkenhead (March 24, 1616–4 December, 1679) was a British political writer and journalist, he was imprisoned several times during the Commonwealth for his obtrusive royalism.

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Thomas Britton (14 January 1644 - 27 September 1714) was an English charcoal merchant best known as a concert promoter.

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viol (also called viola da gamba) is any one of a family of bowed, fretted stringed musical instruments developed in the 1400s and used primarily in the Renaissance and Baroque periods.
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The Observator

The Observator, May 11, 1681.
Type English Renaissance Newspaper
Format Tabloid

Owner Roger L'Estrange
Founded 1681
Political allegiance anti-whig
Headquarters London

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James II (14 October 1633 – 16 September 1701)[1] became King of England, King of Scots,[2] and King of Ireland on 6 February 1685. He was the last Roman Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Ireland.
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Aesop (also spelled Æsop, from the Greek Αἴσωπος—Aisōpos), known only for the genre of fables ascribed to him, was by tradition a slave (
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Winchester is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post system of election.
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