Magnum Concilium

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Magnum Concilium was the medieval great council of English nobles and clergy that served as a precursor to the later English Parliament and its House of Commons.

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Magnum Concilium canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf great council
medieval political institution
precursor to parliament
appliesToJurisdiction realm of England
category Feudal institutions in England
History of the Parliament of the United Kingdom
surface form: History of the English Parliament

Medieval English government
composedOf English clergy
English nobles
constitutionalSignificance step in evolution from royal council to parliament
convenedBy King of England
country Kingdom of England
developedFrom royal council
diminishedAs Parliament of England became institutionalized
followedBy Parliament of England
surface form: English Parliament

Parliament of England
function to advise the monarch on legislation
to advise the monarch on war and peace
to provide consent for extraordinary taxation
governanceType feudal monarchy advisory council
governedBy customary feudal law
hasLanguage Latin
hasMember abbots of major English monasteries
barons of England
bishops of the English Church
earls of England
hasNameInLanguage Great Council
historicalPrecursorOf English parliamentary system
representative institutions in England
influenced House of Commons of England
surface form: House of Commons of the Parliament of England

House of Lords
surface form: House of Lords of the Parliament of England
meetingPlace City of Westminster
surface form: Westminster

various royal residences in England
partOf English royal government
relatedConcept Curia Regis
feudal council
role advisory body to the king
forum for consent to taxation
forum for discussing realm-wide policy
summonedBy royal writ
timePeriod 11th century
12th century
13th century
usedInPeriod Middle Ages

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House of Commons of England developedFrom Magnum Concilium