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.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Parliament of England canonical	154
English Parliament	68
English Parliamentarians	13
British Parliament	1
English House of Lords	1
English Parliament of 1601	1
English parliaments	1
Parliament of England as an institution	1
Parliament of England at Westminster	1
medieval English Parliament	1

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 of England ⓘ surface form: 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 ⓘ surface form: Early modern period Middle Ages ⓘ
inception	13th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	Early Modern English ⓘ Latin ⓘ Middle English ⓘ
legislativeBodyOf	Kingdom of England ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf	English government ⓘ
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: London City of Westminster ⓘ surface form: Westminster
meetsIn	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
predecessor	Great Council of Mechelen ⓘ surface form: Great Council of the realm Privy Council ⓘ surface form: Royal Council of England
religion	Christianity (dominant context) ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Church of England ⓘ surface form: Church of England (post-Reformation) Roman Catholicism ⓘ surface form: Roman Catholic Church (medieval period)
replacedBy	Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
significantEvent	Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ Act of Supremacy 1534 ⓘ surface form: Acts of Supremacy English Bill of Rights ⓘ surface form: Bill of Rights 1689 English Civil War period ⓘ English Reformation legislation ⓘ Glorious Revolution ⓘ surface form: Glorious Revolution 1688–1689 Long Parliament 1640 ⓘ surface form: Long Parliament Model Parliament of 1295 ⓘ Petition of Right 1628 ⓘ surface form: Petition of Right Restoration of the monarchy ⓘ surface form: Restoration of the monarchy 1660

Referenced by (242)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Parliament of Great Britain → precededBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

Robert Walpole → representedIn → Parliament of England ⓘ

English Bill of Rights → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ

English Bill of Rights → strengthenedPowerOf → Parliament of England ⓘ

Defender of the Faith → confirmedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

New Model Army → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ

New Model Army → createdBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Petition of Right 1628 → draftedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Francis Drake → parliamentaryBody → Parliament of England ⓘ

Westminster Confession of Faith → commissionedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

British Parliament → precededBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

Acts of Union 1707 → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ

Acts of Union 1707 → reorganized → Parliament of England ⓘ

James II of England → opposedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Act of Settlement 1701 → placeOfEnactment → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of England at Westminster

Thomas Pitt (grandfather, Governor of Madras) → representedIn → Parliament of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Thomas Pitt

Glorious Revolution → involved → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Kingdom of England → legislature → Parliament of England ⓘ

Irish Confederate Wars → conflict → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliamentarians

Irish Confederate Wars → mainBelligerent → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Short Parliament 1640 → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Short Parliament

Chapter House → associatedWith → Parliament of England ⓘ

subject surface form: Chapter House, Westminster Abbey

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Westminster Assembly → authorizedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Henry Stuart, Duke of Gloucester → guardianDuringCommonwealth → Parliament of England ⓘ

Habeas Corpus Act 1679 → passedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

Tory → parliamentaryContext → Parliament of England ⓘ

Robert Pitt → politicalAffiliation → Parliament of England ⓘ

The Statutes of the Realm → coversJurisdiction → Parliament of England ⓘ

New Model Ordinance → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ

Oliver Cromwell → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ

Sir Thomas Fairfax → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ

Battle of Preston (1648) → belligerent → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliamentarians

Parliament of Ireland → influencedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

Battle of Dunbar (1650) → belligerent → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliamentarians

Stuart → notableConflictWith → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

English Army → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ

Henry Ireton → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ

Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford → opponent → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

George Monck → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ

George Monck → parliamentaryBody → Parliament of England ⓘ

Act of Supremacy 1534 → parliament → Parliament of England ⓘ

House of Commons of Great Britain → precededBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

American colonial assemblies → influencedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Thomas Fairfax → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ

Thomas Fairfax → servedUnder → Parliament of England ⓘ

Westminster Shorter Catechism → commissionedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

Westminster Larger Catechism → commissionedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliament

English Reformation Parliament era → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ

Battle of Marston Moor → hasParticipant → Parliament of England ⓘ

this entity surface form: English Parliamentarians

Robert Blake → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ