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Short Parliament

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The '''Short Parliament''' (April-May, 1640) of King Charles I of England Charles I is so called because it lasted only three weeks. Charles recalled Parliament in 1640, after eleven years of attempting to rule without one. He was forced to call the Short Parliament primarily to obtain money to finance his military struggle with Scotland in the Bishops' Wars. Like its predecessors, the new List_of_Parliaments_of_England parliament had greater interest in redressing perceived grievances occasioned by the royal administration. Charles's attempt to cease the levying of Ship Money did not impress the Members of Parliament. Impatient with their thoroughgoing ways, Charles dissolved the body (5 May 1640) after only three weeks' sitting. It would be followed by the Long Parliament.

See also
*List of Parliaments of England Category:History of England Category:Parliament of England de:Kurzes Parlament ro:Parlamentul cel Scurt