Parliament of 1628

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The Parliament of 1628 was an English legislative assembly under King Charles I, notable for presenting the Petition of Right to challenge royal abuses of power and assert parliamentary liberties.

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instanceOf Parliament of England
aim to assert parliamentary liberties
to limit abuses of royal power
appliesToJurisdiction England
authorityOver statute law in England
taxation in England
constitutionalSignificance affirmed that taxation required parliamentary consent
challenged arbitrary imprisonment by the Crown
milestone in development of parliamentary sovereignty in England
country Kingdom of England
followedBy Parliament of 1629
governmentType constitutional monarchy
hasPart House of Commons of England
House of Lords
headOfState Charles I of England
historicalPeriod Personal Rule crisis precursor
Stuart England
languageUsed English
legislativeBody House of Commons of England
House of Lords
legislativeTerm Parliament of 1629
surface form: third Parliament of Charles I
location Palace of Westminster
mainSubject billeting of soldiers
imprisonment without cause shown
royal prerogative
taxation without parliamentary consent
meetsAt City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster
monarchDuringSession Charles I of England
notableWork Petition of Right 1628
surface form: Petition of Right
parliamentNumberUnderCharlesI 3
partOf early Stuart Parliaments
precededBy Parliament of 1625
reasonForConflict Charles I’s non-parliamentary taxation
billeting and martial law abuses
forced loans
relatedDocument Magna Carta
relatedEvent English Civil War
Personal Rule (1629–1640)
surface form: Personal Rule of Charles I
significantEvent presentation of the Petition of Right
significantFigure John Pym
Sir Edward Coke
Sir John Eliot
significantLegislation Petition of Right 1628
surface form: Petition of Right
startTime 1628
topic civil liberties in England
limits on royal prerogative
relationship between Crown and Parliament

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Parliament of 1629 precededBy Parliament of 1628