Parliament of 1626

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The Parliament of 1626 was an English parliamentary session under King Charles I, notable for intense conflicts over royal finances and the attempted impeachment of the Duke of Buckingham.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf English parliamentary session
Parliament of England
associatedMonarchDynasty House of Stuart GENERATED
associatedWith growth of parliamentary opposition to royal prerogative
attemptedImpeachmentOf George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham NERFINISHED
conflictOver accountability of royal ministers
control of taxation
conflictWith Charles I of England NERFINISHED
constitutionalSignificance contributed to tensions leading to the Petition of Right
strengthened parliamentary criticism of royal ministers
country Kingdom of England
dissolvedBy Charles I of England NERFINISHED
endTime June 1626
era 17th century
followedBy Parliament of 1628–1629 NERFINISHED
governmentType monarchy with parliamentary institutions
historicalContext run-up to the Personal Rule of Charles I
historicalPeriod early Stuart period
house House of Commons of England NERFINISHED
House of Lords NERFINISHED
keyFigureInCommons Sir Dudley Digges NERFINISHED
Sir Edward Coke NERFINISHED
Sir John Eliot NERFINISHED
keyFigureInLords George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham NERFINISHED
languageOfRecord English
legislativeOutcome few substantive statutes passed
legislature Parliament of England NERFINISHED
locatedIn London NERFINISHED
location Palace of Westminster NERFINISHED
mainIssue forced loans
military expenditure
parliamentary subsidies
royal finances
metDuring reign of the House of Stuart
monarchDuringSession Charles I of England NERFINISHED
notableFor attempted impeachment of George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
openedBy Charles I of England NERFINISHED
precededBy Parliament of 1625 NERFINISHED
reasonForDissolution conflict over impeachment of Buckingham
refusal of adequate subsidies
reignOf Charles I of England NERFINISHED
relatedConflict Anglo-French War (1627–1629) NERFINISHED
Anglo-Spanish War (1625–1630) NERFINISHED
startTime February 1626
summonedBy Charles I of England NERFINISHED
typeOfSession short parliament

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Sir John Eliot parliamentaryTerm Parliament of 1626