Oxford Parliament

Oxford Parliament may refer to:

  • The Oxford Parliament (1258), also known as the Mad Parliament and the "First English Parliament", assembled during the reign of Henry III of England
  • The Oxford Parliament (1644), 1644–1645, during the reign of Charles I of England
  • The Oxford Parliament (1681) assembled in 1681 during the reign of Charles II of England

Famous quotes containing the words oxford and/or parliament:

    “The greatest gift that Oxford gives her sons is, I truly believe, a genial irreverence toward learning, and from that irreverence love may spring.”
    —Robertson Davies (b. 1913)

    “At the ramparts on the cliff near the old Parliament House I counted twenty-four thirty-two-pounders in a row, pointed over the harbor, with their balls piled pyramid-wise between them,—there are said to be in all about one hundred and eighty guns mounted at Quebec,—all which were faithfully kept dusted by officials, in accordance with the motto, “In time of peace prepare for war”; but I saw no preparations for peace: she was plainly an uninvited guest.”
    —Henry David Thoreau (1817–1862)