Short Parliament — The Short Parliament (13 April 5 May 1640) of King Charles I is so called because it lasted only three weeks.After eleven years of attempting personal rule, Charles recalled Parliament in 1640, under the advice of Lord Wentworth, recently created … Wikipedia
Short Parliament — the first of two parliaments set up by the English king Charles I in 1640 when he needed the legal power of Parliament to raise money for a war against Scotland. When the MPs refused to support the king he dismissed the parliament. It was… … Universalium
Political groups of the European Parliament — The European Parliament is unique among supranational assemblies because it organizes itself around ideological, rather than national, groups. These political groups of the European Parliament are groups of MEPs. In some cases a Group is the… … Wikipedia
Opinion polling in the Scottish Parliament election, 2007 — The first figure for each party is for the 1st, first past the post, constituency, vote; the second figure is for the 2nd, proportional representation, regional, vote. The Scottish Green Party and the Scottish Socialist Party ran only one… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament, 1603 to 1641 — This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body s existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. For legislation passed after that date see List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.The numbers… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament to 1601 — This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body s existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. For legislation passed after 1707 see List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.The numbers after the … Wikipedia
List of Acts of the Scottish Parliament to 1707 — is a list of Acts of Parliament of the Parliament of Scotland. It lists the Acts of Parliament of the old Parliament of Scotland, that was merged with the old Parliament of England to form the Parliament of Great Britain, by the Union with… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament, 1660 to 1699 — This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body s existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. For legislation passed after that date see List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.The numbers… … Wikipedia
List of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament, 1700 to 1706 — This is a list of Acts of Parliament of the English Parliament during that body s existence prior to the Act of Union of 1707. For legislation passed after that date see List of Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament.The numbers… … Wikipedia
Henry Vaughan (Member of the Long Parliament) — Sir Henry Vaughan the elder (1587? 1659?), of Derwydd in Carmarthenshire, was a Welsh Member of Parliament (MP) and a Royalist leader during the English Civil War. Vaughan was a younger brother of John Vaughan, 1st Earl of Carbery. He was High… … Wikipedia