Which king formed the first English parliament?
Oxford Parliament (1258) Speaker of the House of Commons which officially began in 1377. Oxford Parliament (1258) The Oxford Parliament (1258), also known as the Mad Parliament and the First English Parliament, assembled during the reign of Henry III of England. It was established by Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester. The parlour or prolocutor (Speaker) was Peter de Montfort under the direction of Simon de Montfort. Simon de Montfort led the Parliament and the entire country of England for 18 months, from 1264 until his death at the Battle of Evesham. King Henry III of England had agreed with Pope Innocent
English Reformation Parliament English Reformation Parliament The English Reformation Parliament, which sat from 3 November 1529 to 14 April 1536, was the English Parliament that passed the major pieces of legislation leading to the Break with Rome and establishment of the Church of England. In Scotland, their 1560 Parliament had a similar role. Sitting in the reign of King Henry VIII of England, the Parliament was the first to deal with major religious legislation, much of it orchestrated by Thomas Cromwell. After the failure of Cardinal Wolsey to win the Court of Blackfriars, Henry VIII was frustrated. He was left without a male