Convention Parliament

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The Convention Parliament was the English assembly of 1660 that restored the monarchy by inviting Charles II to return to the throne after the Interregnum.

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Label Occurrences
Convention Parliament canonical 7
convention parliament 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of England
legislative assembly
chamber House of Commons of England
House of Lords
city London
linked to: London, England
convenedBy Council of State
convenedDuring English Interregnum
linked to: Interregnum
country Kingdom of England
declared that government is by King, Lords and Commons
that the Long Parliament was dissolved
dissolvedBy Charles II of England
electionHeldIn April 1660
endTime 1660
firstMetOn 25 April 1660
followedBy Cavalier Parliament
follows Barebone's Parliament
Rump Parliament
governmentFormed Restoration government of Charles II
hasParliamentNumber English Parliament of 1660
hasType bicameral legislature
historicalPeriod Stuart Restoration
invitedToThrone Charles II of England
languageOfWork English
legislativeBodyFor Kingdom of England
location Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
notableMember Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
partOf history of the Parliament of England
passedAct Act of Indemnity and Oblivion
Confirmation of Judicial Proceedings Act 1660
Dissolution of the Long Parliament Act 1660
Tonnage and Poundage Act 1660
precededByRegime Commonwealth of England
Protectorate under Oliver Cromwell
reasonForName summoned without royal writ
relatedDocument Declaration of Breda
religionContext Anglicanism
restoredDynasty House of Stuart
restoredInstitution Church of England
House of Lords
restoredMonarch Charles II of England
role restoration of the monarchy in England
sentDeclaration invitation to Charles II at Breda
significance marked the end of the English Interregnum
significantEvent English Restoration
linked to: Stuart period
startTime 1660

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Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Restoration (England) hasParliament Convention Parliament
subject linked to: Restoration
Restoration of the monarchy participant Convention Parliament
Interregnum hasPart Convention Parliament
Protectorate Parliament followedBy Convention Parliament
Convention Parliament of 1660 hasCharacteristic convention parliament
linked to: Convention Parliament
Declaration of Right adoptedBy Convention Parliament
Act abolishing the Kingly Office repealedBy Convention Parliament