Exclusion Parliaments

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The Exclusion Parliaments were a series of late 17th-century English parliaments dominated by efforts to exclude the Catholic James, Duke of York, from the succession to the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English Parliament
historical legislature
aim to exclude James, Duke of York, from the line of succession
appliesToJurisdiction Kingdom of England
chronologicallyAfter Cavalier Parliament
conflict Exclusion Crisis
country Kingdom of England
describedBySource 17th-century English political histories
endTime 1681
followedBy Oxford Parliament of 1681
governmentForm constitutional monarchy
hasCause fear of a Catholic succession
hasEffect emergence of Whig and Tory parties
heightening of religious and political tensions in England
hasHistoricalPeriod Stuart England
hasPart First Exclusion Parliament
Second Exclusion Parliament
Third Exclusion Parliament
hasTopic relationship between Crown and Parliament
religious conflict in Restoration England
succession to the English throne
languageOfWorkOrName English
legislativeBodyFor Exclusion Bill
locatedIn England
mainSubject Exclusion Crisis
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
opposedBy Tories
linked to: Tory

supporters of royal prerogative
partOf Restoration period in England
linked to: Stuart period

history of the Parliament of England
politicalIdeology Protestant succession
precededBy Cavalier Parliament
reasonFor attempts to secure a Protestant heir to the English throne
religiousContext anti-Catholic sentiment in 17th-century England
significantEvent introduction of Exclusion Bill
significantOutcome consolidation of party politics in England
failure to pass Exclusion Bill
strengthening of Charles II’s control over Parliament
significantPerson Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
James, Duke of York
linked to: Duke of York

King Charles II of England
Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby
significantPlace Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
startTime 1679
supportedBy Whigs
linked to: Whig Party
temporalContext late 17th century

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Restoration (England) hasParliament Exclusion Parliaments
subject linked to: Restoration
Sir Thomas Littleton parliamentaryTerm Exclusion Parliaments
Exclusion Parliaments hasPart First Exclusion Parliament
linked to: Exclusion Parliaments
Exclusion Parliaments hasPart Second Exclusion Parliament
linked to: Exclusion Parliaments
Exclusion Parliaments hasPart Third Exclusion Parliament
linked to: Exclusion Parliaments
Oxford Parliament of 1681 predecessor Exclusion Bill Parliament
linked to: Exclusion Parliaments