Pride's Purge
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
The Long Parliament, not proving itself willing to condemn Charles I, was purged of its unruly members by Colonel Thomas Pride (d.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Pride's Purge” mean?
The Long Parliament, not proving itself willing to condemn Charles I, was purged of its unruly members by Colonel Thomas Pride (d.
Is “Pride's Purge” formal or informal?
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