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Septennial Act 1716
The Septennial Act 1716 was a law of the Parliament of Great Britain that extended the maximum life of a parliament from three to seven years. Passed by the Whig government soon after the Jacobite rising of 1715, it postponed an election the Whigs feared to lose and helped them keep power for decades. The limit remained until the Parliament Act 1911 reduced it to five years.
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- The Epoch Institute. (2026). Septennial Act 1716. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/septennial-act-1716
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