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Oxford Parliament of 1665

King Charles II convenes Parliament in Oxford to debate royal authority and public health measures during the Great Plague of London, with heated discussions in the Divinity School of the Bodleian Lib

Setting

The Divinity School of the Bodleian Library, Oxford, a grand medieval hall with high vaulted ceilings and intricate stone carvings. The room is lined with wooden benches and a raised dais at one end for the King and his advisors.

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King Charles II
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A tall, dark-haired man in his mid-30s with a prominent Roman nose and full lips, his face framed by the characteristic flowing curls of the Restoration period. His piercing dark eyes command attention, and he carries himself with the easy grace of a man born to rule, though his complexion shows faint signs of the stresses of recent events.
Lord Chancellor
primary
A tall, gaunt man in his late fifties with sharp, angular features and a prominent nose. His thinning grey hair is combed back severely, and his piercing blue eyes survey the room with calculated scrutiny. His posture is upright, though slightly stooped from years of bending over legal texts.
MP for London
secondary
A middle-aged man of slight build with sharp, angular features and a prominent nose. His dark brown hair is streaked with grey and tied back in a short queue, revealing a high forehead and intense, deep-set eyes. His hands are expressive, with long fingers that often gesture emphatically during speech.
MP for Oxford
secondary
A middle-aged man of average height with a slightly portly build, his face marked by deep-set eyes and a furrowed brow. His thinning brown hair is combed back and secured with a black ribbon, and he sports a neatly trimmed beard.
Royal Guard
background
A tall, broad-shouldered man in his early 30s with a stern, clean-shaven face and piercing dark eyes. His muscular build and upright posture reflect years of military training. A faint scar runs along his right cheekbone, a mark of past service.

Dialog

MP for London Your Majesty, while you debate Latin in these hallowed halls, Londoners die in the streets! The pestilence cares not for royal prerogatives nor parliamentary procedure!
Lord Chancellor If it please Your Majesty, the honorable member speaks with more passion than prudence. The removal of Parliament from London was not taken lightly, as proven by the measures hereinbefore established for relief of the afflicted.
King Charles II We suffer the plague of London's complaints as much as the plague itself. Tell me, sir - do you suggest we all return to perish nobly like Socrates? Or perhaps you'd have Parliament meet in a charnel house for authenticity?
MP for London I suggest action, Your Majesty! The College of Physicians reports the contagion spreads through miasmatic air - yet still we allow the poor to rot unburied!
Lord Chancellor Your zeal does you credit, sir, but remember before whom you stand. His Majesty has already commanded the burning of pestilential bedding and instituted the weekly bills of mortality.
King Charles II Enough. The Chancellor speaks wisely - and unlike some present, has actually read the bills. Tell me, does London propose to fund these grand measures? Or shall we empty the royal coffers and call it democracy?

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