Parliament of England

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historical legislature parliament

The Parliament of England was the historic legislative body of the Kingdom of England, evolving from medieval councils into a bicameral institution that laid much of the foundation for modern parliamentary democracy before its replacement in 1707.

Aliases (4)

Statements (57)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical legislature → parliament →
appliesToJurisdiction	England → English overseas possessions (various periods) → Wales →
chamber	House of Commons → House of Lords →
composedOf	clergy → commons → nobility →
constitutionalPrincipleDeveloped	consent of the governed through representatives → limitation of royal prerogative → parliamentary sovereignty →
constitutionalSignificance	foundation of modern parliamentary democracy in the English-speaking world →
country	England → Kingdom of England →
dissolutionCause	Acts of Union 1707 →
dissolved	1707 →
hasMember	burgesses → knights of the shire → lords spiritual → lords temporal →
hasPart	House of Commons → House of Lords → monarch →
hasRole	consent to legislation → lawmaking → redress of grievances → taxation approval →
headOfGovernmentRoleCreated	Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (evolved later from English parliamentary system) →
historicalEra	Early modern period → Middle Ages →
inception	13th century →
languageOfWorkOrName	Early Modern English → Latin → Middle English →
legislativeBodyOf	Kingdom of England →
legislativeBranchOf	English government →
location	London → Westminster →
meetsIn	Palace of Westminster →
predecessor	Great Council of the realm → Royal Council of England →
religion	Christianity (dominant context) →
religiousAffiliation	Church of England (post-Reformation) → Roman Catholic Church (medieval period) →
replacedBy	Parliament of Great Britain →
significantEvent	Act of Settlement 1701 → Acts of Supremacy → Bill of Rights 1689 → English Civil War period → English Reformation legislation → Glorious Revolution 1688–1689 → Long Parliament → Model Parliament of 1295 → Petition of Right → Restoration of the monarchy 1660 →

Referenced by (94)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
English Army → George Monck → Henry Ireton → Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin ("English Parliament") → New Model Army → Oliver Cromwell → Philip Skippon → Robert Blake → Robert Devereux, 3rd Earl of Essex → Sir Thomas Fairfax → Thomas Fairfax → Thomas Pride →	allegiance
Acts of Union 1707 → English Bill of Rights → English Reformation Parliament era → Grand Remonstrance → New Model Ordinance → Rebuilding of London Act 1666 → Short Parliament → Toleration Act 1689 →	legislativeBody
Charles Montagu, 1st Earl of Halifax → Denzil Holles → Diamond Pitt → Henry Lucas → Henry Vane the Younger ("English Parliament") → John Hampden → Sir Edward Seymour → Sir Godfrey Copley →	memberOf
Battle of Dunbar (1650) ("English Parliamentarians") → Battle of Dungan's Hill ("English Parliamentarians") → Battle of Knocknanuss ("English Parliamentarians") → Battle of Preston (1648) ("English Parliamentarians") → Siege of Limerick (1651) ("English Parliamentarians") →	belligerent
Directory for Public Worship ("English Parliament") → Westminster Confession of Faith ("English Parliament") → Westminster Larger Catechism ("English Parliament") → Westminster Shorter Catechism ("English Parliament") →	commissionedBy
Committee of Both Kingdoms ("English Parliament") → House of Commons of England → Knights of the shire → Parliament of 1629 ("English Parliament") →	partOf
Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament ("English Parliament") → Statute of Treasons 1351 → Triennial Act 1641 →	enactedBy
British Parliament → House of Commons of Great Britain → Parliament of Great Britain →	precededBy
Curia Regis → Curia Regis ("English Parliament") →	evolvedInto
American colonial assemblies ("English Parliament") → Parliament of Ireland →	influencedBy
Earl of Godolphin → Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency) →	jurisdiction
James II of England ("English Parliament") → Royalist–Confederate alliance phase ("English Parliament") →	opposedBy
Francis Drake → George Monck →	parliamentaryBody
Act against Dissolution without Consent of Parliament → Habeas Corpus Act 1679 →	passedBy
Robert Walpole → Thomas Pitt →	representedIn
Chapter House, Westminster Abbey ("English Parliament") →	associatedWith
Godolphin →	associatedWithParliament
Westminster Assembly ("English Parliament") →	authorizedBy
Declaration of Indulgence →	challengedBy
Defender of the Faith →	confirmedBy
Irish Confederate Wars ("English Parliamentarians") →	conflict
The Statutes of the Realm →	coversJurisdiction
New Model Army ("English Parliament") →	createdBy
House of Commons of England ("medieval English Parliament") →	developedFrom
Corts of Aragon →	differentFrom
Petition of Right 1628 ("English Parliament") →	draftedBy
Triennial Act 1641 →	governmentBranchAffected
Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester →	guardianDuringCommonwealth
Second English Civil War ("English Parliamentarians") →	hasMainBelligerent
Battle of Marston Moor ("English Parliamentarians") →	hasParticipant
Glorious Revolution ("English Parliament") →	involved
Charles I and the House of Commons ("English Parliament") →	involvesInstitution
Crown of England →	isDistinctFrom
Kingdom of England →	legislature
Exclusion Crisis →	location
Irish Confederate Wars ("English Parliament") →	mainBelligerent
Stuart ("English Parliament") →	notableConflictWith
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford ("English Parliament") →	opponent
Act of Supremacy 1534 →	parliament
Tory →	parliamentaryContext
Bloodless Revolution ("English Parliament") →	participant
Act of Settlement 1701 ("Parliament of England at Westminster") →	placeOfEnactment
Robert Pitt →	politicalAffiliation
Acts of Union 1707 →	reorganized
Thomas Fairfax →	servedUnder
Sir John Lowther →	sphereOfInfluence
English Bill of Rights →	strengthenedPowerOf
Committee of Both Kingdoms ("English Parliament") →	subordinateTo