4th Parliament of King James I

[2] The three previous parliaments of James I had been a source of conflict and the King's opening address to the Commons commented on the "desire of all parties to forget past disagreements."

[3] Charles, Prince of Wales and the Duke of Buckingham used the Parliament to aid their push for a war against Spain.

Buckingham and Charles played a large role in ensuring the impeachment of Lord High Treasurer Lionel Cranfield, who was opposed to a war for financial reasons.

[4] The Fourth Parliament sat for only one session (labelled in statutes as "21 James I"), which ran from 19 February 1624 to 29 May 1624.

However, before that last date arrived, King James I died (27 March 1625), and the Fourth Parliament was dissolved.