1661 English general election

Last updated

1661 English general election
Flag of England.svg
  1660 1661 Mar 1679  
 First partySecond party
  Peter Lely (1618-1680) (after) - Sir Edward Hyde (1609-1674), 1st Earl of Clarendon - 1257076 - National Trust.jpg Denzil Holles, 1st Baron Holles of Ifield.jpg
Leader Edward Hyde Denzil Holles
Party Cavalier Roundhead
Seats won379139
The English Parliament after the 1661 General Election English 1661.svg
The English Parliament after the 1661 General Election

The 1661 English general election returned a majority of members in support of 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.

Contents

Yet during the course of the Cavalier Parliament, there was considerable movement between the Cavaliers and the Roundheads.

See also

References