Cavalier Parliament

Key term for OCR GCSE History A, used in Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660.

Definition

The fiercely royalist and Anglican parliament elected in 1661 that replaced the moderate Convention Parliament.

Exam Context

Cavalier Parliament appears in OCR GCSE History A revision content for British Depth Studies, especially Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 and Change 1649–c.1660.

British Depth Studies Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 Change 1649–c.1660

Study Pathways

British Depth Studies

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660

Change 1649–c.1660

British Thematic Studies

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014

Power c.1485–c.1800

Found in Revision Notes

British Depth Studies

The Collapse of the Republic and the Restoration of 1660

Personal Rule to Restoration 1629–1660 • Change 1649–c.1660

Revise note

British Thematic Studies

The Civil War and the Restoration of the Monarchy

Power: Monarchy and Democracy c.1000–2014 • Power c.1485–c.1800

Revise note

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