2nd Parliament of Elizabeth I

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The 2nd Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I was summoned by

northern border with Scotland). Thomas Williams, sitting for Exeter, was elected Speaker of the House of Commons
.

A subsidy committee was set up to deal with the budgetary issue. Deputations were again, as during the 1st Parliament, sent to the Queen exhorting her to consider marriage but to no avail. Parliament meanwhile passed major statutes for regulating

navy
. A total of 31 public and 19 private measures had been enacted by the end of the first parliamentary session in April 1563.

The second session was delayed until September 1566. The death of Speaker Williams in the interim required the House to elect a new Speaker;

the Crown
. By the dissolution of Parliament on 2 January 1567 a further 22 public and 12 private Acts had been passed into law.

Notable acts of the Parliament

See also

  • List of parliaments of England
  • List of acts of the 1st session of the 2nd Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I
  • List of acts of the 2nd session of the 2nd Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I

References

  • "1st Parliament of Queen Elizabeth I, 1 Eliz. I". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 1 November 2017.