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 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.
| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 April 1625 | 1625 | 17 May 1625 | 12 August 1625 | 2 | Thomas Crewe | Useless Parliament |
| 2nd | 20 December 1625 | 1626 | 6 February 1626 | 15 June 1626 | 1 | Heneage Finch | ... |
| 3rd | 31 January 1628 | 1628 | 17 March 1628 | 10 March 1629 | 2 | John Finch | ... |
| 4th | 20 February 1640 | 1640 | 13 April 1640 | 5 May 1640 | 1 | John Glanville | Short Parliament |
| 5th | 24 September 1640 | 1640 | 3 November 1640 | 16 March 1660 | ... | William Lenthall | Long Parliament (a) |
| Henry Pelham | |||||||
| William Lenthall | |||||||
| William Say (Deputy) | |||||||
| William Lenthall |
Note:
- (a) Speakers of the Long Parliament (including times when it sat as the Rump Parliament): Lenthall 3 November 1640-26 July 1647; Pelham 30 July 1647-5 August 1647; Lenthall 6 August 1647-20 April 1653 (restored to the Chair by the Army and sat until Oliver Cromwell dissolved the Rump Parliament) and 26 December 1653-13 January 1660 (when the Rump was restored); Say 13 January 1660-21 January 1660 and Lenthall 21 January 1660-16 March 1660.
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