Parliaments of The Commonwealth
| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Duration | Speaker | -Plt | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | ... | ... | 26 December 1659 | 20 February 1660 | ... | William Lenthall | f | Rump Parliament (a) |
| William Say (Deputy) | ||||||||
| William Lenthall | ||||||||
| 1st | ... | ... | 21 February 1660 | 16 March 1660 | ... | William Lenthall | g | Long Parliament (b) |
| 2nd | 16 March 1660 | 1660 | 25 April 1660 | 29 December 1660 | 0-8-4 | Harbottle Grimston | 84 | Convention Parliament (c) |
Note:-
- (a) This was phase 'f' of the Long Parliament, with the Rump Parliament running the restored Commonwealth regime.
- (b) This was phase 'g' of the Long Parliament. Pride's Purge was reversed and the full Long Parliament made arrangements for a Convention Parliament and then dissolved itself.
- (c) This was a Convention Parliament which restored the monarchy by recognising King Charles II as the rightful King.
Read more about this topic: Duration Of English Parliaments Before 1660
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