Oxford Parliament of 1681

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The Oxford Parliament of 1681 was a short-lived and final parliament of Charles II, held in Oxford amid intense political conflict over the Exclusion Crisis and attempts to bar the Catholic Duke of York from the throne.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of England ⓘ
historical event ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Charles II’s Oxford Parliament ⓘ
Oxford Parliament ⓘ
characteristic held outside London ⓘ
marked by intense political conflict ⓘ
short-lived ⓘ
chronologicalOrder last Parliament before the personal rule of Charles II’s final years ⓘ
last of the Exclusion Parliaments ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dissolutionReason refusal of Commons to abandon Exclusion Bill ⓘ
dissolvedBy Charles II of England ⓘ
duration 8 days ⓘ
endTime 1681-03-28 ⓘ
followedBy reign of James II of England ⓘ
linked to: James II of England
hasMainSubject Exclusion Bill ⓘ
attempts to exclude James, Duke of York, from the succession ⓘ
succession to the English throne ⓘ
hasPart House of Commons of England ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of England ⓘ
legislativeTerm final Parliament of Charles II ⓘ
location Kingdom of England ⓘ
Oxford ⓘ
metAtBuilding Christ Church, Oxford ⓘ
Oxford city buildings adapted for parliamentary use ⓘ
monarch Charles II of England ⓘ
parliamentNumber 3 ⓘ
partOf Exclusion Crisis ⓘ
politicalContext Exclusion Crisis ⓘ
conflict between Whigs and Tories ⓘ
tensions over a Catholic heir to the throne ⓘ
predecessor Exclusion Bill Parliament ⓘ
Habeas Corpus Parliament ⓘ
reasonForLocation fear of Whig influence and unrest in London ⓘ
reignOf Charles II of England ⓘ
religiousContext anti-Catholic sentiment in England ⓘ
result end of parliamentary sessions under Charles II ⓘ
failure of Exclusion Bill ⓘ
strengthening of royal authority ⓘ
securityMeasure session held in a royalist university town ⓘ
significantPerson Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury ⓘ
Charles II of England ⓘ
George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax ⓘ
James, Duke of York ⓘ
linked to: Duke of York

Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby ⓘ
startTime 1681-03-21 ⓘ

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Exclusion Crisis → significantEvent → Oxford Parliament of 1681 ⓘ
Exclusion Parliaments → followedBy → Oxford Parliament of 1681 ⓘ
Oxford Parliament of 1681 → alsoKnownAs → Charles II’s Oxford Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Oxford Parliament of 1681
Oxford Parliament → alsoKnownAs → 1681 Oxford Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Oxford Parliament of 1681
final Parliament of Charles II → hasName → 1681 Oxford Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Oxford Parliament of 1681