Election for Oxford University
Oxford University returns Selden to the Long Parliament.
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November
Election for Westminster
Glynne is elected for Westminster and becomes active in legal proceedings.
Election to Long Parliament
Ashley-Cooper enters the Long Parliament as member for Downton.
Election to Long Parliament
Cromwell is returned as member for Cambridge in the Long Parliament.
Election to Long Parliament
Hampden is re-elected and helps coordinate parliamentary opposition.
Election to Long Parliament
Haselrig is elected for Leicestershire and joins the parliamentary opposition.
Election to Long Parliament
Hyde is elected for Saltash and supports early constitutional reforms.
Election to Long Parliament
Pym again represents Tavistock and assumes leadership of the Commons reform programme.
Election to Long Parliament
Strode returns to Parliament after imprisonment following the 1629 confrontation.
Election to Long Parliament
Vane enters the Long Parliament with access to sensitive government information.
Legal Limits on Royal Government
Selden argues that established law limits exercises of royal prerogative.
Long Parliament
Montagu enters the Long Parliament as a prominent critic of Personal Rule.
Long Parliament Begins
Culpeper serves during debates over taxation, religion and royal authority.
Long Parliament Begins
Glynne joins parliamentary efforts to investigate abuses committed during Personal Rule.
Long Parliament Begins
Haselrig enters the Long Parliament as a determined opponent of royal policies.
Long Parliament Begins
Hyde enters the Long Parliament and initially supports constitutional reform.
Long Parliament Called for War Debts
Charles seeks parliamentary funds for English troops and payments owed to the Scots.
Long Parliament Called for War Debts
Charles seeks parliamentary funds for English troops and payments owed to the Scots.
Long Parliament Chair
Lenthall begins presiding over a Commons determined to investigate Personal Rule.
Long Parliament Convenes
Charles opens the Parliament later known as the Long Parliament.
Long Parliament Convenes
Charles opens the Parliament later known as the Long Parliament.
Long Parliament Meets under Financial Pressure
Payments required by the Ripon treaty make parliamentary taxation unavoidable.
Long Parliament Meets under Financial Pressure
Payments required by the Ripon treaty make parliamentary taxation unavoidable.
Long Parliament Named
The Parliament beginning in November later becomes known for its exceptional duration.
Long Parliament Named
The Parliament beginning in November later becomes known for its exceptional duration.
Long Parliament Opens after Bishops War
The military and financial crisis forces Charles to recall Parliament.
Long Parliament Opens after Bishops War
The military and financial crisis forces Charles to recall Parliament.
Long Parliament Seeks Finance
Charles assembles Parliament because war and occupation have exhausted royal finances.
Long Parliament Seeks Finance
Charles assembles Parliament because war and occupation have exhausted royal finances.
Long Parliament Strategy
Pym seeks systematic remedies for abuses associated with the King’s Personal Rule.
Opening Speech to Long Parliament
Charles asks Parliament to finance the armies and relieve counties occupied by the Scots.
Opening Speech to Long Parliament
Charles asks Parliament to finance the armies and relieve counties occupied by the Scots.
Parliament after Bishops Wars
Charles calls the Long Parliament following defeat and settlement in the Bishops Wars.
Parliament after Bishops Wars
Charles calls the Long Parliament following defeat and settlement in the Bishops Wars.
Parliament Summoned after Ripon
Financial obligations under the Ripon settlement compel Charles to meet Parliament.
Parliament Summoned after Ripon
Financial obligations under the Ripon settlement compel Charles to meet Parliament.
Parliamentary Grievances Renewed
Members begin challenging taxation, religious policy and ministers associated with Personal Rule.
Parliamentary Grievances Renewed
Members begin challenging taxation, religious policy and ministers associated with Personal Rule.
Parliamentary Opposition
Montagu joins peers seeking ministerial accountability and regular parliamentary government.
Grand Committee for Religion
Pym supports creation of a grand committee to examine religious grievances.
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