final Parliament of Charles II

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The final Parliament of Charles II was the short-lived 1681 Oxford Parliament, convened amid the Exclusion Crisis and dissolved without resolving the intense conflict over the royal succession.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Oxford Parliament
Parliament of England
historical event
conflictOver exclusion of James, Duke of York, from the succession
convenedBy Charles II of England
country Kingdom of England
dissolvedBy Charles II of England
duration 8 days
endDate 1681-03-28
era Restoration
followedBy no further Parliament under Charles II
governmentType constitutional monarchy
hasComponent House of Commons of England
House of Lords
hasLanguage English
hasName 1681 Oxford Parliament
Oxford Parliament
legislativeBody Parliament of England
legislatureFor Kingdom of England
location Oxford
mainIssue Exclusion Crisis
royal succession
metAt Oxford
metInBuilding Christ Church, Oxford
Oxford University
monarchDuringSession Charles II of England
notableFigure Edward Seymour
linked to: Sir Edward Seymour

James, Duke of York
linked to: Duke of York

Lord Russell
notableOppositionLeader Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury
opposedPolicyOf Whigs
linked to: British Whig Party
parliamentNumber 3rd Exclusion Parliament
partOf Restoration period in England
linked to: Stuart period
politicalContext Exclusion Crisis
tensions between Crown and Parliament
predecessor Exclusion Bill Parliament
Habeas Corpus Parliament
relatedEvent Exclusion Bill Parliament
linked to: Exclusion Bill

Habeas Corpus Parliament
Popish Plot
result Parliament dissolved without resolving succession question
no Exclusion Bill passed
significance end of Exclusion Parliaments
last Parliament of the reign of Charles II
strengthened royal authority in short term
startDate 1681-03-21
summonedBy Charles II of England
supportedBy Tories
linked to: High Tories
year 1681

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Oxford Parliament of 1681 legislativeTerm final Parliament of Charles II
Habeas Corpus Parliament chronologyWithinReign second Parliament of Charles II after the Cavalier Parliament
linked to: final Parliament of Charles II