Edward Sexby
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Colonel Edward Sexby (or Saxby; 1616 – 13 January 1658) was an English Puritan soldier and Leveller in the army of Oliver Cromwell. Later he turned against Cromwell and plotted his assassination, which Sexby considered tyrannicide, as a decapitation strike, which would then be followed by a joint regime change uprising by both Cavaliers and Levellers. Failing in his efforts, Sexby was taken prisoner and died in the Tower of London.
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Edward Sexby | |
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Born | 1616 Suffolk, England |
Died | 13 January 1658(1658-01-13) (aged 41–42) Tower of London, England |
Allegiance | England |
Rank | Colonel |
Battles/wars | Battle of Preston |
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