Cavalier Parliament

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The Cavalier Parliament was the long-serving English Parliament (1661–1679) that strongly supported King Charles II and the restored monarchy after the English Civil War and Interregnum.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Cavalier Parliament canonical 13
Charles II’s first Parliament 1
Long Parliament of Charles II 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of England
legislative body
alsoKnownAs Charles II’s first Parliament
linked to: Cavalier Parliament

Long Parliament of Charles II
linked to: Cavalier Parliament
chamberIncludes House of Commons of England
House of Lords of England
linked to: House of Lords
composition predominantly royalist gentry
country Kingdom of England
dissolvedBy Charles II of England
dominantFaction Anglican Cavaliers
linked to: Royalists

Royalists
enacts Act of Uniformity 1662
linked to: Acts of Uniformity

Clarendon Code
Conventicle Act 1664
Corporation Act 1661
Five Mile Act 1665
Hearth Tax Act 1662
Triennial Act 1664
linked to: Triennial Act 1641
endTime 1679
follows Convention Parliament of 1660
governsWith Cabal ministry
Clarendon ministry
hasApproximateDuration 18 years
hasMonarch Charles II of England
historicalContext post-English Civil War settlement
post-Interregnum Restoration
inSessionDuring Great Fire of London
Great Plague of London
Second Anglo-Dutch War
Third Anglo-Dutch War
languageOfWork English
legislativePeriod Restoration era
legislativeType bicameral legislature
locatedIn London
linked to: London, England
meetsIn Palace of Westminster
namedAfter Cavaliers
opposes religious toleration for dissenters
passes indemnity measures for royalists
politicalAlignment pro-monarchy
royalist
precedes Habeas Corpus Parliament
regulates press and printing
religiousPolicy persecution of Nonconformists
restoration of the Church of England
restores bishops to the House of Lords
startTime 1661
strengthens Anglican establishment
supports Restoration of the monarchy
royal prerogative

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Referenced by (16)

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

Restoration (England) hasParliament Cavalier Parliament
subject linked to: Restoration
Restoration of the monarchy followedBy Cavalier Parliament
Charles II of England associatedWith Cavalier Parliament
Sir Thomas Littleton parliamentaryTerm Cavalier Parliament
Clarendon Code parliament Cavalier Parliament
Convention Parliament followedBy Cavalier Parliament
Exclusion Parliaments chronologicallyAfter Cavalier Parliament
Exclusion Parliaments precededBy Cavalier Parliament
Protectorate Parliament followedBy Cavalier Parliament
Convention Parliament of 1660 successor Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament alsoKnownAs Long Parliament of Charles II
linked to: Cavalier Parliament
Cavalier Parliament alsoKnownAs Charles II’s first Parliament
linked to: Cavalier Parliament
Convention Parliament of 1689 precededBy Loyal Parliament
linked to: Cavalier Parliament
Cabal ministry opposedBy Cavalier Parliament