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

Background

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King James I and Parliament

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

Foreign policy and the Thirty Years War

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

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

Parliament

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Preparations

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A successful opening and the impeachment of Bacon

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Villiers controversy and the June adjournment

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Arrests of Sandys and Southampton

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James's demands for supply

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The Protestation and the end of Parliament

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Aftermath

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Historiography

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References

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Sources

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Category:1621 establishments in England Category:1621 in politics