The Cavalier Parliament of Britain lasted from May 8, 1661 until January 24, 1679. It followed the Convention Parliament. It endured for over 17 years of the quarter century reign of Charles II of England. Like its predecessor parliament, it was overwhelmingly Royalist and is also known as the Pensionary Parliament for the many pensions it granted to adherents of the King. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Events January 6 - The fifth monarchy men unsuccessfully attempt to seize control of London. ... January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... The term Convention Parliament has been applied to three different English Parliaments, of 1399, 1660 and 1689. ... Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) was the King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 30 January 1649 (de jure) or 29 May 1660 (de facto) until his death. ... The noun or adjective, Royalist, can have several shades of meaning. ...

It was responsible for enacting the Clarendon Code, including: In the most general sense, penal is the body of laws that are enforced by the State in its own name and impose penalties for their violation, as opposed to civil law that seeks to redress private wrongs. ...

• the Corporation Act
• the Act of Uniformity
• the Conventicle Act
• the Five Mile Act

In January 1661, the Fifth Monarchy men led a succession of revolts under the command of Vavasor Powell and Thomas Venner. These rebellions were initiated as an anticipation of the arrival of Jesus to claim the throne. Over the course of English history there were a number of acts of uniformity. ... The Conventicle Act of 1664, 16 Charles II c. ... The Five Mile Act, 17 Charles II c. ... The Fifth Monarchy Men were a radical Puritan politico-religious party active from 1649 to 1661 (the Interregnum) during Oliver Cromwells government. ... Vavasor (or Vavasour) Powell (1617 - October 27, 1670), was a Welsh Nonconformist leader and writer. ... Thomas Venner (died 19 January 1661) was a cooper who became the last leader of the Fifth Monarchy Men, who tried unsuccessfully to overthrow Oliver Cromwell in 1657, and subsequently led a coup in London against the newly-restored government of Charles II. This event, known as Venners Rising... Jesus, also known as Jesus Christ*, Jesus of Nazareth, and Jesus the Nazarene, is the central figure in Christianity. ...

In 1662 an Act of Settlement (there are several parliamentary acts with this title, most notably the Act of Settlement of 1701 covering succession to the throne) was passed following the demobilization of the army. The 1662 Act of Settlement was intended to assist local authorities to cope with large numbers of displaced disbanded soldiers. Events March 18 – Short-timed experiment of the first public buses holding 8 passengers begins in Paris May 3/May 2 - Catherine of Braganza marries Charles II of England – as part of the dowry, Portugal cedes Bombay and Tangier to England May 9 - Samuel Pepys witnessed a Punch and Judy... The Act of Settlement (12 & 13 Wm 3 c. ... Events January 18 - Frederick I becomes King of Prussia. ...

The Licensing Act of 1662 was passed with the following title: "An Act for preventing the frequent Abuses in printing seditious treasonable and unlicensed Bookes and Pamphlets and for regulating of Printing and Printing Presses".

In 1667 Clarendon was impeached and exiled. Events January 20 - Poland cedes Kyiv, Smolensk, and eastern Ukraine to Russia in the Treaty of Andrusovo that put a final end to the Deluge, and Poland lost its status as a Central European power. ... Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon (February 18, 1609 - December 9, 1674), English historian and statesman. ...

In the same year:

• The beginnings of what is now called a cabinet system began to emerge within the government.
• The cabal comprising Clifford, Arlington, Buckingham, Ashley, Lauderdale ascended to power.
• The factions of a "party political" system polarised between "court" supporters (royalists) and "country" supporters (parliamentarians) can clearly be seen to foreshadow the Tory and Whig parties.

In March of 1672, Charles II issued a Declaration of Indulgence for the benefit of nonconformist Protestants and Catholics. Parliament forced the king to withdraw the declaration the following year. In 1673 a Test Act (another title of several different acts) was passed, requiring all those holding office to swear an "oath of allegiance and of supremacy" and to "adjure transubstantiation" and to take the sacrament of the Church of England. Following the Popish Plot of September 1678, a Papists' Disabling Act was passed to exclude Catholics from Parliament. A Cabinet is a body of high-ranking members of government, typically representing the executive branch. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... The term Tory derives from the Tory Party, the ancestor of the modern UK Conservative Party. ... This article is about the British Whig party. ... Events England, France, Munster and Cologne invade the United Provinces, therefore this name is know as ´het rampjaar´ (the disaster year) in the Netherlands. ... The Declaration of Indulgence (or the declaration for the liberty of conscience) was made by King James II of England, on the April 4, 1687. ... A nonconformist is an English or Welsh Protestant of any non-Anglican denomination, chiefly advocating religious liberty. ... Protestantism is a general grouping of denominations within Christianity. ... Events The English Test Act was passed. ... The several Test Acts were a series of English penal laws that imposed various civil disabilities on Roman Catholics and nonconformists. ... According to Roman Catholic dogma, transubstantiation is the change of the substance of the Eucharistic elements — bread and wine — into the body and blood of Jesus, although they retain the physical accidents — i. ... The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and acts as the mother and senior branch of the worldwide Anglican Communion as well as a founding member of the Porvoo Communion. ... The Popish Plot was an alleged Catholic conspiracy. ... Events August 10 - Treaty of Nijmegen ends the Dutch War. ...

On January 24, 1679, the seemingly interminable Cavalier Parliament was finally dissolved. A few weeks later, on March 6, a new parliament was assembled, but it was prorogued before it could conduct its business. January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Events January 24 - King Charles II of England disbands Parliament August 7 - The brigantine Le Griffon, which was commissioned by René Robert Cavelier, Sieur de La Salle, is towed to the southern end of the Niagara River, to become the first ship to sail the upper Great Lakes. ... March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ...

See also

• English Restoration
• List of Parliaments of England