This is a list of parliaments of England from the reign of King Henry III, when the '' Curia Regis'' developed into a body known as Parliament, until the creation of the

Parliament of Great Britain The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union 1707, Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created a ...

in 1707. For later parliaments, see the List of parliaments of Great Britain. For the history of the English Parliament, see

Parliament of England The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great Britain. Parliament evolved from the Great Council of England, great council of Lords Spi ...

. The parliaments of England were traditionally referred to by the number counting forward from the start of the reign of a particular monarch, unless the parliament was notable enough to come to be known by a particular title, such as the

Good Parliament The Good Parliament is the name traditionally given to the English Parliament of 1376. Sitting in London from April 28 to July 10, it was the longest Parliament up until that time. It took place during a time when the English court was perceiv ...

or the Parliament of Merton.

Parliaments of Henry III

Parliaments of Edward I

Parliaments of Edward II

Parliaments of Edward III

Parliaments of Richard II

Parliaments of Henry IV

Parliaments of Henry V

Parliaments of Henry VI

Parliaments of Edward IV

Parliament of Richard III

Parliaments of Henry VII

Parliaments of Henry VIII

Parliaments of Edward VI

Parliaments of Mary I

Parliaments of Elizabeth I

Parliaments of James I

Parliaments of Charles I

''The Long Parliament, which commenced in this reign, had the longest term and the most complex history of any English Parliament. The entry in the first table below relates to the whole Parliament. Although it rebelled against King Charles I and continued to exist long after the King's death, it was a Parliament he originally summoned. An attempt has been made to set out the different phases of the Parliament in the second table in this section and in subsequent sections. The phases are explained in a note.''

The Long Parliament (Royalist phases)

Parliaments of the Revolution and Commonwealth

Parliaments of the Protectorate

These parliaments included representatives of Scotland and Ireland.

Parliaments of the Commonwealth

Parliaments of Charles II

Parliament of James II

Parliaments of William III and Mary II

* Note: The Convention Parliament of 1689 is usually referred to as the 1st Parliament of William & Mary and thus the 1690 parliament is referred to as the "Second Parliament". The very first act of the 1690 parliament (2 Will. & Mar., c.1)2 Will & Mar, c.1
in ''Statutes at Large'' (note: legal year is given here, not historical year). was to legitimise the Convention parliament as a lawfully-summoned parliament. * Note: Queen

Mary II Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was List of English monarchs, Queen of England, List of Scottish monarchs, Scotland, and Monarchy of Ireland, Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Sh ...

died in December 1694, during the sixth session of the second parliament. Subsequent parliamentary sessions are labelled as "William III" alone (rather than "William & Mary"), but their numbering is not reset. The next parliament (1695) is conventionally called the "third parliament", the 1698 parliament the "fourth parliament" etc.

Parliaments of Anne

On 29 April 1707, the

was constituted. The members of the 2nd Parliament of Queen Anne became part of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain.

List of British governments This article lists successive British governments, also referred to as ministries, from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, continuing through the duration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922, ...

* List of parliaments of Great Britain * List of parliaments of the United Kingdom * Regnal years of English monarchs

References

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