Episode 2 of 2
Parliamentary Reconvening
- When
- April 1559
- Where
- England
Parliament reconvened in April 1559 after the Queen rejected an earlier bill, aiming to finalize the religious settlement.
Elizabeth's first Parliament opened in January 1559 to address religious division. Following the Queen's failure to approve the initial bill, the session reconvened in April 1559 to pass the necessary legislation for the church's governance.
Sources
- Elizabethan religious settlement Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-21
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