English Parliament meets

Historical Context Note

Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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This meeting of the English Parliament, the penultimate of Elizabeth I's reign, served mainly to vote taxation on her request. The ongoing intermittent war with Spain had been enormously costly, and the English Crown needed to recoup its funds.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "English Parliament meets". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 February 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=15524, accessed 19 March 2024.]

15524 English Parliament meets 2 Historical context notes are intended to give basic and preliminary information on a topic. In some cases they will be expanded into longer entries as the Literary Encyclopedia evolves.

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