Parliaments of King Henry VIII
| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Duration | Presiding Officer¹ | -Plt | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 17 October 1509 | 1509/10 | 21 January 1510 | 23 February 1510 | 0-1-2 | Thomas Englefield | 123 | ... |
| 2nd | 28 November 1511 | 1511/12 | 4 February 1512 | 4 March 1514 | 2-1-0 | Robert Sheffield | 122 | ... |
| 3rd | 23 November 1514 | 1514/15 | 5 February 1515 | 22 December 1515 | 0-10-17 | Thomas Neville | 121 | ... |
| 4th | ... | 1523 | 15 April 1523 | 13 August 1523 | 0-3-29 | Thomas More | 120 | ... |
| 5th | 9 August 1529 | 1529 | 3 November 1529 | 14 April 1536 | 6-5-11 | Thomas Audley | 119 | a |
| Humphrey Wingfield | ||||||||
| Richard Rich | ||||||||
| 6th | 27 April 1536 | 1536 | 8 June 1536 | 18 July 1536 | 0-1-10 | Richard Rich | 118 | ... |
| 7th | 1 March 1539 | 1539 | 28 April 1539 | 24 July 1540 | 1-2-26 | Nicholas Hare | 117 | ... |
| 8th | 23 November 1541 | 1541/42 | 16 January 1542 | 28 March 1544 | 2-2-12 | Thomas Moyle | 116 | ... |
| 9th | 1 December 1544 | 1544/45 | 23 November 1545 | 31 January 1547 | 1-2-8 | Thomas Moyle | 115 | ... |
Note:-
- (a) 5th: Known as the Reformation Parliament.
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