Useless Parliament

The Useless Parliament was the first Parliament of England of the reign of King Charles I, sitting only from June until August 1625. It gained its name because it transacted no significant business, making it 'useless' from the king's point of view. Parliament adjourned to Oxford on 1 August, and was dissolved on 12 August, having offended the king.^[1]^[2]

^ Thomas Benfield Harbottle, Dictionary of Historical Allusions (2009), p. 266
^ Henrietta Gerwig (ed.), Crowell's Handbook for readers and writers (1925), p. 493

[1] Thomas Benfield Harbottle, Dictionary of Historical Allusions (2009), p. 266

[2] Henrietta Gerwig (ed.), Crowell's Handbook for readers and writers (1925), p. 493

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