Parliaments of Henry III
| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Presiding Officer¹ | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st² | 1236 | n/a | 1236 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 1st² | 14 December 1241 | n/a | 27 January 1242 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 2nd² | ... | n/a | 9 February 1248 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 3rd² | 11 February 1254 | n/a | 26 April 1254 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 4th² | ... | n/a | 18 April 1255 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 5th² | ... | n/a | 9 June 1258 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 6th² | ... | n/a | 13 October 1258 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 7th | ... | n/a | 27 October 1258 | 4 November 1258 | ? | Peter de Montfort | a |
| 8th² | ... | n/a | 9 February 1259 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 9th² | ... | n/a | 13 October 1259 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 10th² | ... | n/a | >30 April 1260 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 11th² | ... | n/a | 8 July 1260 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 12th² | ... | n/a | 13 October 1260 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 13th² | ... | n/a | c.23 February 1261 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 14th² | ... | n/a | 9 September 1263 | >18 September 1263 | ? | n/a | ... |
| 15th² | ... | n/a | 13 October 1263 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 16th | 4 June 1264 | n/a | 22 June 1264 | ... | ? | n/a | b |
| 17th | 14 December 1264 | 1264/65 | 20 January 1265 | 15 February 1265 | ? | unknown | c |
| 18th² | ... | n/a | 14 September 1265 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 19th² | ... | n/a | 9 February 1267 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 20th² | ... | n/a | 13 October 1268 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 21st² | ... | n/a | 24 June 1269 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 22nd² | ... | n/a | c.13 October 1270 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
| 23rd² | ... | n/a | c.>29 September 1272 | ... | ? | n/a | ... |
Notes:
- ¹ The presiding officer of the House of Commons was initially known as the "Prolocutor" and sometimes as the Parlour, but the term most often used was "Speaker" and this became the title always used from the 1540s onwards.
- ² No commoners were summoned.
- (a) 7th: This Parliament was at Oxford. It is sometimes known as the Mad Parliament. Knights of the shire (representing counties) were the only commoners summoned. They were not required to be chosen by election.
- (b) 16th: Knights of the shire were the only commoners summoned. They were not required to be chosen by election.
- (c) 17th: This Parliament is sometimes known as De Montfort's Parliament. This is the first Parliament to which representatives of cities and boroughs were summoned, as well as knights of the shire. It is also the first Parliament to which the representatives were required to be chosen by election.
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