Parliament of 1624 (Happy Parliament)

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The Parliament of 1624, nicknamed the "Happy Parliament," was the last parliament of King James I’s reign, notable for its relative harmony with the Crown and its assertive stance on foreign policy and royal finances.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Parliament of England ⓘ
legislative session ⓘ
associatedPerson George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham ⓘ
Prince Charles (later Charles I) ⓘ
associatedWith Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) precursor debates ⓘ
failure of the Spanish Match negotiations ⓘ
foreign policy towards Spain ⓘ
broaderCategory 17th-century legislatures in Europe ⓘ
early modern English parliaments ⓘ
chronologicalOrderInReign fourth and final Parliament of James I ⓘ
city London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
constitutionalContext development of English parliamentary privileges ⓘ
context late reign of James I of England ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
governmentType monarchy with parliamentary institutions ⓘ
hasAlias Happy Parliament ⓘ
historicalSignificance important step in limiting royal use of monopolies ⓘ
last Parliament before accession of Charles I ⓘ
strengthened parliamentary role in foreign policy advice ⓘ
house House of Commons of England ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
isLastParliamentOfReignOf James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
keyIssue control of royal finances ⓘ
funding for war against Spain ⓘ
grievances against monopolies ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of England ⓘ
legislativeOutput reform of royal monopolies ⓘ
location Palace of Westminster ⓘ
monarch James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
nicknameReason relative harmony between Crown and Parliament ⓘ
notableFor assertive stance on foreign policy ⓘ
assertive stance on royal finances ⓘ
relative harmony with the Crown ⓘ
parliamentaryChamberLeader Speaker of the House of Commons ⓘ
parliamentNumber 4th Parliament of James I ⓘ
passedAct Statute of Monopolies 1624 ⓘ
politicalEra early Stuart period ⓘ
predecessor Addled Parliament ⓘ
realm England ⓘ
reignOf James I of England ⓘ
linked to: James VI and I
relationshipWithCrown comparatively cooperative ⓘ
significantYear 1624 ⓘ
startTime 1624 ⓘ
successorMonarchSoonAfter Charles I of England ⓘ
typeOfSession English parliamentary session ⓘ

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Sir John Eliot → parliamentaryTerm → Parliament of 1624 (Happy Parliament) ⓘ
Parliament of 1625 → predecessor → Parliament of 1624 ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of 1624 (Happy Parliament)
Parliament of 1624 → parliamentNumber → 4th Parliament of James I ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of 1624 (Happy Parliament)
Parliament of 1624 → chronologicalOrderInReign → fourth and final Parliament of James I ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of 1624 (Happy Parliament)