 In England, the scope for giving political power to a favourite was reduced by the growing importance of Parliament.After the "mushroom" Buckingham was assassinated by John Felton in 1628, Charles I turned to Thomas Wentworth, 1st Earl of Strafford, who had been a leader of Parliamentary opposition to Buckingham and the King, but had become his supporter after Charles made concessions.Strafford can therefore hardly be called a favourite in the usual sense even though his relationship with Charles became very close.