This is a list of parliaments of England from the reign of King Henry III, when the '' Curia Regis'' developed into a body known as Parliament, until the creation of the

Parliament of Great Britain The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. The Acts ratified the treaty of Union which created a new unified Kingdo ...

in 1707. For later parliaments, see the

List of parliaments of Great Britain This is a listing of sessions of the Parliament of Great Britain, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons of Great Britain for each session, and the list of members of the House. The sessions are numbered from the formation of the ...

. For the history of the English Parliament, see

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. The parliaments of England were traditionally referred to by the number counting forward from the start of the reign of a particular monarch, unless the parliament was notable enough to come to be known by a particular title, such as the

Good Parliament The Good Parliament is the name traditionally given to the English Parliament of 1376. Sitting in London from April 28 to July 10, it was the longest Parliament up until that time. It took place during a time when the English court was perceived ...

or the

Parliament of Merton The Statute of Merton or Provisions of Merton (Latin: ''Provisiones de Merton'', or ''Stat. Merton''), sometimes also known as the Ancient Statute of Merton, was a statute passed by the Parliament of England in 1235 during the reign of Henry I ...

Parliaments of Henry III

Parliaments of Edward I

Parliaments of Edward II

Parliaments of Edward III

Parliaments of Richard II

Parliaments of Henry IV

Parliaments of Henry V

Parliaments of Henry VI

Parliaments of Edward IV

Parliament of Richard III

Parliaments of Henry VII

Parliaments of Henry VIII

Parliaments of Edward VI

Parliaments of Mary I

Parliaments of Elizabeth I

Parliaments of James I

Parliaments of Charles I

''The Long Parliament, which commenced in this reign, had the longest term and the most complex history of any English Parliament. The entry in the first table below relates to the whole Parliament. Although it rebelled against King

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

and continued to exist long after the King's death, it was a Parliament he originally summoned. An attempt has been made to set out the different phases of the Parliament in the second table in this section and in subsequent sections. The phases are explained in a note.''

The Long Parliament (Royalist phases)

Parliaments of the Revolution and Commonwealth

Parliaments of the Protectorate

These parliaments included representatives of Scotland and Ireland.

Parliaments of the Commonwealth

Parliaments of Charles II

Parliament of James II

Parliaments of William III and Mary II

* Note: The Convention Parliament of 1689 is usually referred to as the 1st Parliament of William & Mary and thus the 1690 parliament is referred to as the "Second Parliament". The very first act of the 1690 parliament (2 Will. & Mar., c.1)2 Will & Mar, c.1
in ''Statutes at Large'' (note: legal year is given here, not historical year). was to legitimise the Convention parliament as a lawfully-summoned parliament. * Note: Queen

Mary II Mary II (30 April 166228 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, co-reigning with her husband, William III & II, from 1689 until her death in 1694. Mary was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York, and his first wife ...

died in December 1694, during the sixth session of the second parliament. Subsequent parliamentary sessions are labelled as "William III" alone (rather than "William & Mary"), but their numbering is not reset. The next parliament (1695) is conventionally called the "third parliament", the 1698 parliament the "fourth parliament" etc.

Parliaments of Anne

On 29 April 1707, the

was constituted. The members of the 2nd Parliament of Queen Anne became part of the 1st Parliament of Great Britain.

Duration of English, British and United Kingdom parliaments from 1660 This is a list of the parliaments of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and of England from 1660 to the present day, with the duration of each parliament. The NP number is the number counting forward from the creation of the United Kingdom in 18 ...

* Lists of MPs elected to the English parliament **

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1593 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the 8th Parliament of Elizabeth I of England in 1593, the 35th year of her reign. The speaker was Edward Coke, the Solicitor-general and Member of Parliament (MP) for Norfolk. The Parl ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1597 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the 9th Parliament of Elizabeth I in 1597, the 39th year of her reign: the Parliament met on 24 October 1597 and was held to 9 February 1598 when it was dissolved. List of constituencies ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1601 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the tenth and last parliament in the reign of Queen Elizabeth I in 1601. The Parliament met on 7 October 1601 and lasted until 29 December 1601 when it was dissolved. List of constituen ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1604 This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the 1st parliament in the reign of King James I in 1604, known as the Blessed Parliament. The Parliament was summoned on 31 January 1604 and the first session ran from 19 March 1604 to 7 ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1614 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the 2nd parliament in the reign of King James I in 1614, known as the Addled Parliament. The parliament began on 5 April 1614 and was held to 7 June 1614. It was nicknamed the "Addled Pa ...

** List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1621 **

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1624 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the last parliament in the reign of King James I in 1624, which was known as the Happy Parliament. The parliament began on 19 February 1624 and was held to 24 May 1624. It then sat from ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1625 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the first parliament in the reign of King Charles I in 1625, which was known as the Useless Parliament. The first parliament began on 21 June 1625 and was held to 11 July 1625 when it ad ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1626 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the second parliament in the reign of King Charles I in 1626. The second parliament began on 6 February 1626 and was held to 15 June 1626 when it was dissolved. List of constituencies ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1628 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the third parliament in the reign of King Charles I in 1628. The third parliament began on 16 March 1628 and was held to 26 June 1628. The second session of this parliament began at Wes ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in April 1640 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) elected to the Short Parliament in the reign of King Charles I in 1640. The Short Parliament at Westminster began on 13 April 1640, and was held until 5 May. It sat for only 28 days, and was then d ...

** List of MPs elected to the English parliament in November 1640 **

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1654 This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) in the First Protectorate Parliament under the Commonwealth of England which began at Westminster on 3 September 1654, and was held to 22 January 1655. The preceding Barebone's Parliament was made up ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1656 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Second Protectorate Parliament under the Commonwealth of England which began at Westminster on 17 September 1656, and was held until 4 February 1658. This list contains details of the MPs ele ...

List of MPs elected to the English parliament in 1659 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Third Protectorate Parliament under the Commonwealth of England which began at Westminster on 27 January 1659, and was held until 22 April 1659. This Parliament was called by Richard Cromwell ...

List of MPs elected to the English Parliament in 1660 This is a list of Members of Parliament (MPs) in the Convention Parliament which began at Westminster on 25 April 1660, and was held until 29 December 1660. It was elected as a "free parliament",''History of England'', Thomas Babington Macaulay ...

List of MPs elected to the English Parliament in 1661 This is a list of members of Parliament (MPs) in the Cavalier Parliament which lasted from 8 May 1661 until 24 January 1679. It was the longest English Parliament, enduring for nearly 18 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of Englan ...

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List of British governments This article lists successive British governments, also referred to as ministries, from the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707, continuing through the duration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland from 1801 to 1922, ...

List of parliaments of the United Kingdom This is a list of parliaments of the United Kingdom, tabulated with the elections to the House of Commons and the list of members of the House. The parliaments are numbered from the formation of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...

Regnal years of English monarchs The regnal years of English monarchs are the official regnal years of the monarchs of the Kingdom of England from 1066, the Kingdom of Great Britain from May 1707 to January 1801, and the United Kingdom since January 1801. The regnal calendar ("' ...

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