Dissolution of the Long Parliament Act 1660
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The Dissolution of the Long Parliament Act 1660 was a key Restoration-era statute that formally ended the Long Parliament and cleared the way for the re-establishment of the monarchy under Charles II.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dissolution of the Long Parliament | 1 |
| Dissolution of the Long Parliament Act 1660 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of England
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Restoration-era statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Long Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rump Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Charles II of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Convention Parliament (1660) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| chronology | enacted shortly before the formal Restoration of Charles II ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
treatises on English constitutional development
ⓘ
works on the English Civil War and Restoration ⓘ |
| enactedBy | Convention Parliament of 1660 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
constitutional law
ⓘ
parliamentary law ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Convention Parliament legislation on the Restoration settlement
ⓘ
Restoration of Charles II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows |
Long Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Protectorate Parliaments NERFINISHED ⓘ Rump Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
confirmation that the Long Parliament was legally dissolved
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formal dissolution of the Long Parliament ⓘ removal of constitutional obstacles to the Restoration of the monarchy ⓘ termination of the Rump Parliament’s residual claims to authority ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Stuart period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | spent ⓘ |
| legalSystem | English law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
House of Lords NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Restoration constitutional settlement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
to clarify the legal status and dissolution of the Long Parliament
ⓘ
to regularize the constitutional position before the return of Charles II ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Act of Indemnity and Oblivion
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill of Rights 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ Declaration of Breda NERFINISHED ⓘ Triennial Act 1641 NERFINISHED ⓘ Triennial Act 1664 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance |
important step in re-establishing the Stuart monarchy under Charles II
ⓘ
key statute in ending the revolutionary parliaments of the 1640s and 1650s ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
English constitutional history
ⓘ
studies of the Restoration settlement ⓘ |
| temporalContext |
English Restoration
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Interregnum (England) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Dissolution of the Long Parliament Act 1660 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearOfEnactment | 1660 ⓘ |
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Dissolution of the Long Parliament