The second Parliament of England in the reign of James VI and I sat between 16 January 1621 and 8 February 1622.

Background edit

King James I and Parliament edit

[James's debts, blessed parliament, addled parliament] [Between addled parliament and 1621, esp. finances] [ibid]

Foreign policy and the Thirty Years War edit

 
Frederick V, Elector Palatine and Elizabeth of Bohemia, an engraving by Balthasar Moncornet, 1620.

[Relationship between Frederick and James] [Burgeoning crisis] [James' response]

Parliament edit

Preparations edit

A successful opening and the impeachment of Bacon edit

Villiers controversy and the June adjournment edit

Arrests of Sandys and Southampton edit

James's demands for supply edit

The Protestation and the end of Parliament edit

Aftermath edit

Historiography edit

References edit

Sources edit

Category:1621 establishments in England Category:1621 in politics