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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Edward Hall employer Parliament of England
Arthur Herbert, 1st Earl of Torrington associatedWith Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Old Dreadnought memberOf Parliament of England
subject surface form: Edward Boscawen
this entity surface form: British Parliament
Magnum Concilium followedBy Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Magnum Concilium followedBy Parliament of England
Irish Catholic Confederation opposedTo Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Cromwell’s letters to the English Parliament mainSubject Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Cromwell’s letters to the English Parliament addressee Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Hampden associatedWith Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Sir John Eliot parliamentaryBody Parliament of England
Benjamin Valentine workLocation Parliament of England
Munster Parliamentarian army allegiance Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Michael Jones allegiance Parliament of England
New Shoreham representedIn Parliament of England
Mutiny Act enactedBy Parliament of England
Edwardian court exertsInfluenceOn Parliament of England
William Cavendish, 4th Earl of Devonshire associatedWith Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Tudor government usedInstitution Parliament of England
Statute of Gloucester 1278 enactedBy Parliament of England
Alien Act 1705 legislativeBody Parliament of England
Alien Act 1705 passedBy Parliament of England
George Byng commanded the British fleet memberOf Parliament of England
subject surface form: George Byng
Lollard knights associatedWith Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Model Parliament legislativeBody Parliament of England
Oxford Parliament of 1681 legislativeBody Parliament of England
Court party operatedWithinSystem Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Lords Appellant crisis hasParticipant Parliament of England
Sir Robert Cotton memberOf Parliament of England
Sir John Bennet memberOf Parliament of England
Witchcraft Act 1604 legislativeBody Parliament of England
Ferdinando Hastings, 6th Earl of Huntingdon politicalSphere Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Dudley North, 4th Baron North parliamentaryBody Parliament of England
Earl of Buckingham linkedToInstitution Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Wendover (constituency) parliament Parliament of England
Josiah Child memberOf Parliament of England
Newton (Isle of Wight) representedIn Parliament of England
Newton (Isle of Wight) predecessorParliament Parliament of England
Edmund Dudley memberOf Parliament of England
this entity surface form: English Parliament
Edmund Dudley convictedBy Parliament of England