What happened in the 1690s?
π Triennial Act (1694) - Required that Parliament be called at least once every three years, ensuring more regular sessions in England.
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1689-1714 - UK Parliament (parliament.uk)
Meeting of Parliament Act 1694 - Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
Triennial Acts - Oxford Reference (oxfordreference.com)
Bill of Rights | History, Summary, & Facts - Britannica (britannica.com)
Fixing the General Election date - History and Policy (historyandpolicy.org)
The Frequency and Duration of Parliaments - jstor (jstor.org)
1695 | History of Parliament Online (historyofparliamentonline.org)
DURATION OF PARLIAMENTS. (Hansard, 22 May 1849) - the API (parliament.uk)
Willem-William III and the Parliament (rdc1.net)