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Immortal Seven

Seven notable English citizens who issued the Invitation to William, a document asking William of Orange to depose James II in favour of William's wife Mary.

They were:

Thomas Osborne[?], Earl of Danby[?]
Charles Talbot[?], Earl of Shrewsbury
William Cavendish, Earl of Devonshire
Richard, Viscount Lumley[?]
Henry Compton[?], Bishop of London
Edward Russell[?]
Henry Sidney[?] (who wrote the Invitation).

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