Parliaments of Henry VI
| No. | Summoned | Elected | Assembled | Dissolved | Sessions | Speaker | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 29 September 1422 | 1422 | 9 November 1422 | 18 December 1422 | 1 | Roger Flower | ... |
| 2nd | 1 September 1423 | 1423 | 20 October 1423 | 28 February 1424 | 2 | Sir John Russell | ... |
| 3rd | 24 February 1425 | 1425 | 30 April 1425 | 14 July 1425 | 2 | Sir Thomas Walton | a |
| 4th | 7 January 1426 | 1426 | 18 February 1426 | 1 June 1426 | 2 | Sir Richard Vernon | b |
| 5th | 15 July 1427 | 1427 | 13 October 1427 | 25 March 1428 | 2 | Sir John Tyrrell | ... |
| 6th | 12 July 1429 | 1429 | 22 September 1429 | 23 February 1430 | 2 | William Alington | ... |
| 7th | 27 November 1430 | 1430/31 | 12 January 1431 | 20 March 1431 | 1 | Sir John Tyrrell | ... |
| 8th | 25 February 1432 | 1432 | 12 May 1432 | 17 July 1432 | 1 | Sir John Russell | ... |
| 9th | 24 May 1433 | 1433 | 8 July 1433 | >c.18 December 1433 | 2 | Roger Hunt | ... |
| 10th | 5 July 1435 | 1435 | 10 October 1435 | 23 December 1435 | 1 | John Bowes | ... |
| 11th | 29 October 1436 | 1436/37 | 21 January 1437 | 27 March 1437 | 1 | Sir John Tyrrell | ... |
| William Burley | |||||||
| 12th | 26 September 1439 | 1439 | 12 November 1439 | c.15–24 February 1440 | 2 | William Tresham | ... |
| 13th | 3 December 1441 | 1441/42 | 25 January 1442 | 27 March 1442 | 1 | William Tresham | ... |
| 14th | 13 January 1445 | 1445 | 25 February 1445 | 9 April 1445 | 4 | William Burley | ... |
| 15th | 14 December 1446 | 1446/47 | 10 February 1447 | 3 March 1447 | 1 | William Tresham | ... |
| 16th | 2 January 1449 | 1449 | 12 February 1449 | 16 July 1449 | 3 | Sir John Say | ... |
| 17th | 23 September 1449 | 1449 | 6 November 1449 | c.5–8 June 1450 | 4 | Sir John Popham | ... |
| William Tresham | |||||||
| 18th | 5 September 1450 | 1450 | 6 November 1450 | c.24–31 May 1451 | 3 | Sir Willian Oldhall | ... |
| 19th | 20 January 1453 | 1453 | 6 March 1453 | c.16–21 April 1454 | 4 | Thomas Thorpe | ... |
| Sir Thomas Charlton | |||||||
| 20th | 26 May 1455 | 1455 | 9 July 1455 | 12 March 1456 | ? | Sir John Wenlock | ... |
| 21st | 9 October 1459 | 1459 | 20 November 1459 | 20 December 1459 | ? | Sir Thomas Tresham | c |
| 22nd | 30 July 1460 | 1460 | 7 October 1460 | c.4 March 1461 | ? | John Green | ... |
| 23rd | 15 October 1470 | 1470 | 26 November 1470 | c. 11 April 1471 | ? | unknown | d |
Note:
- (a) 3rd: Known as the Parliament of 1425.
- (b) 4th: Known as the Parliament of Bats. Met at Leicester.
- (c) 21st: Known as the Parliament of Devils. Met at Coventry.
- (d) 23rd: This Parliament was held during a period when King Henry VI was restored to the throne. It ended when King Edward IV deposed Henry for the second time.
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