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Was Oliver Cromwell a nobleman?

What about Wat Tyler?


if by common man you mean other lesser nobles then you are correct otherwise no way.

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until very recently a nobleman could only be tried for crimes before the house of lords or a jury composed of other noblemen or something. that's the *flavor* of what I was saying.

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This isn't trial by jury of the nobleman's peers? What's your point?