Long Parliament 1640
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The Long Parliament of 1640 was the English Parliament that sat, with interruptions, from 1640 until 1660 and played a central role in challenging Charles I’s authority and precipitating the English Civil War.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English Parliament
→
historical legislature → parliament → |
| abolishedInstitution |
High Commission Court
→
Star Chamber → |
| alsoKnownAs |
Long Parliament 1640
→
surface form: "English Long Parliament"
Long Parliament 1640 →
surface form: "Long Parliament of 1640"
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| attemptedArrestBy | Charles I of England → |
| chamber |
House of Commons of England
→
House of Lords →
surface form: "House of Lords of England"
|
| city |
London, England
→
surface form: "London"
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| conflictWith | Charles I of England → |
| contributedTo |
Restoration of the monarchy
→
surface form: "Restoration of Charles II"
collapse of the English monarchy in 1649 → establishment of the Commonwealth of England → |
| country | Kingdom of England → |
| createdBody |
Committee of Both Kingdoms
→
New Model Army →
surface form: "New Model Army (through legislation)"
|
| curtailedPrerogative |
imprisonment without trial
→
royal taxation without parliamentary consent → use of prerogative courts → |
| enacted |
Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament
→
Grand Remonstrance → Root and Branch Petition measures → Triennial Act 1641 → |
| endDate | 1660-03-16 → |
| event |
Pride's Purge
→
surface form: "Pride’s Purge 1648"
attempted arrest of the Five Members in 1642 → |
| governedDuring |
Protectorate of Oliver Cromwell
→
surface form: "English Interregnum (in part)"
|
| historicalSignificance |
central role in limiting royal authority in England
→
key institution in the development of parliamentary sovereignty in England → |
| interruptedBy | Oliver Cromwell → |
| interruptionEvent | dissolution by force in 1653 → |
| keyFigure |
Denzil Holles
→
Lord Clarendon →
surface form: "Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon"
Henry Vane the Younger → John Pym → Oliver Cromwell → |
| limitedPowerOf | English monarchy → |
| location | Palace of Westminster → |
| monarchAtRestoration | Charles II of England → |
| monarchAtStart | Charles I of England → |
| oversaw | trial of Charles I → |
| passed | Self-Denying Ordinance → |
| phase |
Pride's Purge
→
surface form: "Pride’s Purge"
Rump Parliament → |
| predecessor |
Short Parliament 1640
→
surface form: "Short Parliament"
|
| purgedBy | Thomas Pride → |
| reasonForSummons | need to raise funds for the Bishops’ Wars → |
| recalledIn | 1659 → |
| resultedIn | execution of Charles I → |
| roleIn | outbreak of the English Civil War → |
| sideInCivilWar | Parliamentarian side → |
| startDate | 1640-11-03 → |
| succeededBy |
Long Parliament 1640
→
surface form: "Convention Parliament of 1660"
|
| summonedBy | Charles I of England → |
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