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The '''1661 English general election''' returned a majority of members in accord with [[Charles II of England]]. This Parliament was called the [[Cavalier Parliament]], since many of the MPs elected were former [[Cavaliers]] or the sons of Cavaliers. |
The '''1661 English general election''' returned a majority of members in accord with [[Charles II of England]]. This Parliament was called the [[Cavalier Parliament]], since many of the MPs elected were former [[Cavaliers]] or the sons of Cavaliers. |
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Yet during the course of the [[Cavalier Parliament]], there was considerable movement between the Cavaliers and the [[Roundheads]] |
Yet during the course of the [[Cavalier Parliament]], there was considerable movement between the Cavaliers and the [[Roundheads]]. |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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The 1661 English general election returned a majority of members in accord with Charles II of England. This Parliament was called the Cavalier Parliament, since many of the MPs elected were former Cavaliers or the sons of Cavaliers.
Yet during the course of the Cavalier Parliament, there was considerable movement between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads.
See also
References
- Henning, Basil, ed. (1983), The House of Commons, 1660–1690, The History of Parliament, Secker & Warburg
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