Triennial Act reforms
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The Triennial Act reforms were a series of early 17th-century English parliamentary measures that curtailed royal prerogative by requiring regular sessions of Parliament and dismantling key instruments of monarchical control.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Triennial Act reforms canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
English statute
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constitutional measure ⓘ parliamentary reform ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
curtailing royal prerogative
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limiting monarchical control over Parliament ⓘ requiring regular sessions of Parliament ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | England ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance |
contributed to the principle of regular parliaments
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step toward limiting absolute monarchy in England ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| effect |
reduced power of the English monarch to rule without Parliament
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required that Parliament be summoned at regular intervals ⓘ weakened instruments of monarchical control over the legislature ⓘ |
| field |
constitutional law
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political history ⓘ |
| followedBy | later settlement in the Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ |
| governs | frequency of parliamentary sessions ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Triennial Act 1641
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Triennial Act 1664 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | conflict between Crown and Parliament in 17th-century England ⓘ |
| inception | 1641 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalForm | Act of Parliament ⓘ |
| locatedInTime | Stuart period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Parliament of England
NERFINISHED
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royal prerogative ⓘ |
| precededBy | periods of personal rule by the monarch ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
English Civil War
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Personal Rule of Charles I NERFINISHED ⓘ development of parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| significantFigure |
Charles I of England
NERFINISHED
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Long Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early 17th century ⓘ |
| typeOfRestriction | temporal limit on royal power to avoid calling Parliament ⓘ |
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