mar 6, 1679 - In England, the "Habeas Corpus Parliament" (or "First Exclusion Parliament") is opened.[1] It adjourns on May 27. On July 12, while in recess, the parliament is dissolved. by royal prerogative, to prevent it from passing a bill excluding the king's brother, the Catholic James, Duke of York, from the succession to the English throne, as part of the Exclusion Crisis