Convention Parliament (1660) Convention Parliament (1660) The Convention Parliament (25 April 1660 – 29 December 1660) followed the Long Parliament that had finally voted for its own dissolution on 16 March that year. Elected as a "free parliament", i.e. with no oath of allegiance to the Commonwealth or to the monarchy, it was predominantly Royalist in its membership. It assembled for the first time on 25 April 1660. After the Declaration of Breda had been received, Parliament proclaimed on 8 May that King Charles II had been the lawful monarch since the death of Charles I in January 1649. The Convention Parliament then
Duration of English, British and United Kingdom Parliaments from 1660 NP column: Duration of English, British and United Kingdom Parliaments from 1660 This is a list of the Parliaments of the United Kingdom, of Great Britain and of England from 1660 to the present day, with the duration of each Parliament. The NP number is the number counting forward from the creation of the United Kingdom in 1801 and Great Britain in 1707. Prior to that the parliaments are counted from the Restoration in 1660. The duration column is calculated from the date of the first meeting of the Parliament, to that of dissolution. Notes Notes Notes Key to abbreviations