7th Parliament of Elizabeth I

1589 assembly of the English parliament

Parliaments of England

Predecessors

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Curia regis|  1066 – c. 1215

Henry III

|  1st|  1237

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2nd|  1242
3rd|  1244
4th|  1246
3rd|  1247
4th|  1248
Unnumbered|  1251
5th|  1252
6th|  1253
7th|  1254
8th|  1255
9th|  1258
10th "Oxford/Mad"|  1258
11th "Simon de Montfort"|  1265

Edward I

|  "Model"|  1295

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Edward II

|  "Westminster"|  1327

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Edward III

|  "Good"|  1376

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"Bad"|  1377

Richard II

|  "Wonderful"|  1386

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"Merciless"|  1388

Henry IV

|  "Convention"|  1399

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"Unlearned"|  1404

Henry V

|  "Fire and Faggot"|  1414

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Henry VI

|  "Bats"|  1426

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"Devils"|  1459

Edward IV

Richard III

Henry VII

Henry VIII

|  "Reformation"|  1529–1536

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Edward VI

Mary I

|  1st|  1553

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2nd|  1554
3rd|  1554–1555
4th|  1555
5th|  1558

Elizabeth I

|  1st|  1559

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2nd|  1563–1567
3rd|  1571
4th|  1572–1583
5th|  1584–1585
6th|  1586–1587
7th|  1589
8th|  1593
9th|  1597–1598
10th|  1601

James I

|  1st "Blessed"|  1604

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2nd "Addled"|  1614
3rd|  1621
4th|  1624

Charles I

|  1st "Useless"|  1625

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2nd|  1626
3rd|  1628
4th "Short"|  Apr 1640
5th "Long (1)|  Nov 1640
Oxford/Mongrel|  1644

Revolution and Commonwealth

|  1st "Long (2)|  1645

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2nd "Rump (1)"|  1648
3rd "Barebone's/Little/Nominated Assembly/Saints"|  1653

Protectorate

|  1st|  1654

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2nd|  1656
3rd|  1659
4th "Rump (2)"|  1659

Commonwealth

|  1st "Rump (3)"|  1659

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2nd "Long (3)"|  1660

Charles II

|  1st "Convention (1)"|  1660

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2nd "Cavalier"|  1661
3rd "Habeas Corpus/First Exclusion"|  1679
4th "Exclusion Bill/Second Exclusion"|  1680
5th "Oxford/Third Exclusion"|  1681

James II

|  "Loyal"|  1685

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William III and Mary II

|  1st "Convention (2)"|  1689

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2nd|  1690
3rd|  1695
4th|  1698
5th|  Feb 1701
6th|  Dec 1701

Anne

|  1st|  1702

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2nd|  1705

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The 7th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I was summoned by Queen Elizabeth I of England on 18 September 1588 and assembled on 4 February 1589.

Originally summoned in response to the defeat of the Spanish Armada in August 1588, the opening was delayed by Elizabeth as long as possible to avoid the inevitable debates on religious reform and foreign policy which she considered her own private prerogative. At the opening of Parliament on 4 February Sir Christopher Hatton, the Lord Chancellor, ordered the assembled Houses of Lords and Commons on behalf of the Queen to steer clear of debate on religious affairs. A Serjeant-at-Law, Sir Thomas Snagge, MP for Bedford, was appointed Speaker of the House of Commons.

Bills aimed at curbing abuses in the Exchequer and by purveyors were quashed by royal intervention. In spite of opposition to the unprecedented request for a double subsidy to deal with the threat from Spain, the subsidy was approved and there was even a joint petition from both houses to formally declare war on that country.

By the dissolution on 29 March 1589 a total of sixteen public and eight private bills had been passed into law.

## Notable acts of the Parliament

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* Common Informers Act 1588
* Simony Act 1588
* Erection of Cottages Act 1588
* Forcible Entry Act 1588
* Sale of Horses Act 1588

## See also

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* List of acts of the 7th Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I
* List of parliaments of England

## References

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* "7th Parliament of Elizabeth I, 31 Eliz. I". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 3 November 2017.

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