Parliament of England

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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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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

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Battle of Edge Hill combatant Parliament of England
Lord Bolingbroke memberOf Parliament of England
King’s Court relatedTo Parliament of England
Sir George Downing memberOf Parliament of England
Cromwell’s Ironsides cavalry allegiance Parliament of England
Robert Greville, 2nd Baron Brooke allegiance Parliament of England
Scottish Covenanter government signedAllianceWith Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Treaty of London (1641) relatedTo Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke memberOf Parliament of England
Adrian Scrope politicalSystem Parliament of England
Elias Ashmole memberOf Parliament of England
Parliamentary Patent of 1643–1644 hasAuthorityFrom Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Act of Accord legislativeBody Parliament of England
Act of Accord passedBy Parliament of England
Lettres anglaises discusses Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton parliamentaryBody Parliament of England
Convention Parliament of 1689 legislativeBody Parliament of England
Convention Parliament of 1689 category Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English parliaments
Sidney Godolphin (poet) memberOf Parliament of England
subject surface form: Sidney Godolphin
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester memberOf Parliament of England
Derby House Committee partOf Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Derby House Committee subordinateTo Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
William Coventry affiliation Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Wilton legislativeBody Parliament of England
subject surface form: Wilton (UK Parliament constituency)
Thomas Pitt (1653–1726) representedIn Parliament of England
Samuel Gorton petitioned Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Stop of the Exchequer (1672) participant Parliament of England
Court of James II of England conflictWith Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester allegiance Parliament of England
Edward Montagu, 2nd Earl of Manchester memberOf Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Acts of Uniformity jurisdiction Parliament of England
Vane associatedWith Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
English people historicallyRuledBy Parliament of England
Articles of Union ratifiedBy Parliament of England
Henry Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester parliamentaryTerm Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament of 1601
Laws in Wales Acts 1535–1542 legislativeBody Parliament of England
Declaration of Right legislativeBody Parliament of England
Thomas Pelham, 1st Baron Pelham legislativeBody Parliament of England
Statute of Westminster 1275 enactedBy Parliament of England
Mise of Lewes relatedTo Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Statute of Westminster 1290 promulgatedBy Parliament of England
Edward Montagu, 1st Earl of Manchester allegiance Parliament of England
Act abolishing the Kingly Office legislativeBody Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Act abolishing the House of Lords legislativeBody Parliament of England
Act abolishing the House of Lords appliesTo Parliament of England
this entity surface form: Parliament of England as an institution