Convention Parliament (England)
A Convention Parliament is a parliament in English history which, owing to an abeyance of the Crown, assembled without formal summons by the Sovereign. Sir William Blackstone applied the term to only two English Parliaments those of 1660 and 1689, but some sources have also applied the name to the parliament of 1399.
Read more about Convention Parliament (England): Features of The Convention Parliaments, Convention Parliament of 1399, Convention Parliament of 1660, Convention Parliament of 1689
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