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 Exclusion Parliaments self-linksurface differs
surface form: First Exclusion Parliament

Exclusion Parliaments self-linksurface differs
surface form: Second Exclusion Parliament

Exclusion Parliaments self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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 Tory
surface form: Tories

supporters of royal prerogative
partOf Stuart period
surface form: Restoration period in England

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
Duke of York
surface form: James, Duke of York

Charles II of England
surface form: King Charles II of England

Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby
significantPlace City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
startTime 1679
supportedBy Whig Party
surface form: Whigs
temporalContext late 17th century

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Referenced by (6)

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Restoration hasParliament Exclusion Parliaments
subject surface form: Restoration (England)
Sir Thomas Littleton parliamentaryTerm Exclusion Parliaments
Exclusion Parliaments hasPart Exclusion Parliaments self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: First Exclusion Parliament
Exclusion Parliaments hasPart Exclusion Parliaments self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Second Exclusion Parliament
Exclusion Parliaments hasPart Exclusion Parliaments self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Third Exclusion Parliament
Oxford Parliament of 1681 predecessor Exclusion Parliaments
this entity surface form: Exclusion Bill Parliament