The year after the so-called "Good Parliament" passed measures to attack the alleged corruption of the royal court, John of Gaunt (Edward III's eldest surviving head, and de facto head of government in this last year of Edward's reign) called another Parliament. This became known as the "Bad Parliament", as its primary purpose was to revoke the actions of the "Good'"Parliament. It declared this previous Parliament unconstitutional, and thus its Acts to be void. As part of an imposition of centralised royal power, it also introduced a poll tax, which was highly unpopular, and arguably a contributing factor to the Peasants' Revolt of 1381.
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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Parliament passes Poll Tax". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 July 2012 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=821, accessed 23 November 2024.]
