On April 28, 1376, the Good Parliament convened in England, so named for its members' determination to reform the corrupt royal council and address the pressing grievances of the realm. The Parliament impeached several of King Edward III's ministers and sought to impose limits on royal power, representing a significant moment in the evolution of English parliamentary governance. The session also reflected growing tensions between the crown and the nobility that would shape English politics for decades.

The Good Parliament was a subject of contemporary chronicles and political poetry that debated the rights and responsibilities of kings and subjects, themes that would become central to English political poetry for centuries. The parliament's calls for reform and its criticism of corruption resonated with poets such as William Langland, whose allegorical poem Piers Plowman, written during this period, critiques the abuses of power in church and state. The parliament's legacy can be seen in the tradition of satirical and reformist poetry that flourished in late medieval England, anticipating the more overtly political works of the Tudor and Stuart eras.