Merciless Parliament
E328829
The Merciless Parliament was the 1388 session of the English Parliament in which King Richard II’s opponents, led by the Lords Appellant, condemned and executed many of his favorites, severely curbing his royal authority.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Merciless Parliament canonical | 4 |
| Wonderful Parliament of 1386 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3134808 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merciless Parliament Context triple: [Richard II of England, associatedWithEvent, Merciless Parliament]
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A.
Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge was the 1648 military intervention in the English Parliament, led by Colonel Thomas Pride, that forcibly removed MPs opposed to trying King Charles I and paved the way for his execution and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
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B.
Barebone's Parliament
Barebone's Parliament was a short-lived, radical Puritan assembly that governed England in 1653 following the Rump Parliament and just before Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate.
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C.
Lords of Parliament
Lords of Parliament are members of the United Kingdom’s upper legislative chamber, historically comprising hereditary peers, life peers, and bishops who participate in reviewing and amending legislation.
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D.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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E.
Charles I and the House of Commons
Charles I and the House of Commons were the opposing royal and parliamentary forces in early 17th-century England whose escalating disputes over taxation, religion, and royal authority helped lead to the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Merciless Parliament Target entity description: The Merciless Parliament was the 1388 session of the English Parliament in which King Richard II’s opponents, led by the Lords Appellant, condemned and executed many of his favorites, severely curbing his royal authority.
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A.
Pride's Purge
Pride's Purge was the 1648 military intervention in the English Parliament, led by Colonel Thomas Pride, that forcibly removed MPs opposed to trying King Charles I and paved the way for his execution and the establishment of the Commonwealth.
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B.
Barebone's Parliament
Barebone's Parliament was a short-lived, radical Puritan assembly that governed England in 1653 following the Rump Parliament and just before Oliver Cromwell’s Protectorate.
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C.
Lords of Parliament
Lords of Parliament are members of the United Kingdom’s upper legislative chamber, historically comprising hereditary peers, life peers, and bishops who participate in reviewing and amending legislation.
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D.
Trial of the Sixteen
The Trial of the Sixteen was a 1936 Soviet show trial in Moscow in which prominent Old Bolsheviks were accused of treason and summarily condemned, marking a key early stage of Stalin’s Great Purge.
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E.
Charles I and the House of Commons
Charles I and the House of Commons were the opposing royal and parliamentary forces in early 17th-century England whose escalating disputes over taxation, religion, and royal authority helped lead to the English Civil War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
ⓘ
session of the Parliament of England ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Parliament of 1388
ⓘ
Parliament of 1388 ⓘ
surface form:
Parliament of 1388 (England)
|
| appliesTo |
court of Richard II of England
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surface form:
royal household of Richard II
|
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinReign | mid-reign of Richard II ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| describedBySource | medieval English chronicles ⓘ |
| followed | Wonderful Parliament ⓘ |
| governmentForm | medieval English Parliament ⓘ |
| hasCause | political conflict between Richard II and the Lords Appellant ⓘ |
| hasEffect |
condemnation of Richard II’s ministers
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contributed to later reassertion of royal authority by Richard II ⓘ curbing of royal authority of Richard II ⓘ execution of royal favourites of Richard II ⓘ long-term resentment of Richard II against the Lords Appellant ⓘ temporary dominance of magnate opposition over the crown ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Latin
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Middle English ⓘ |
| legalOutcome |
attainder of several royal favourites
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confiscation of property of condemned ministers ⓘ |
| legislativeBody |
House of Commons of England
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons
House of Lords ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
City of Westminster ⓘ
surface form:
Westminster
|
| opposedBy | supporters of Richard II ⓘ |
| participant |
Alexander Neville
ⓘ
King Henry IV of England ⓘ
surface form:
Henry Bolingbroke
Lords Appellant ⓘ Michael de la Pole ⓘ Nicholas Brembre ⓘ Richard FitzAlan, 10th Earl of Arundel ⓘ
surface form:
Richard FitzAlan, Earl of Arundel
King Richard II of England ⓘ
surface form:
Richard II of England
Robert Tresilian ⓘ Robert de Vere ⓘ Simon Burley ⓘ Thomas Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick ⓘ Thomas Mowbray ⓘ Thomas of Woodstock, 1st Duke of Gloucester ⓘ
surface form:
Thomas of Woodstock, Duke of Gloucester
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| partOf | political crisis of 1386–1389 in England ⓘ |
| politicalAlignment | dominated by the Lords Appellant ⓘ |
| significantEvent |
execution of several of Richard II’s closest advisers
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impeachment and condemnation of royal ministers ⓘ use of appeals of treason against royal favourites ⓘ |
| startTime | 1388 ⓘ |
| temporalContext | reign of Richard II of England ⓘ |
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Subject: Merciless Parliament Description of subject: The Merciless Parliament was the 1388 session of the English Parliament in which King Richard II’s opponents, led by the Lords Appellant, condemned and executed many of his favorites, severely curbing his royal authority.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Richard II of England
this entity surface form:
Wonderful Parliament of 1386