Parliament of Great Britain

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legislature parliament supreme legislative body

The Parliament of Great Britain was the supreme legislative body formed in 1707 that united the English and Scottish parliaments, governing Great Britain until it was replaced by the Parliament of the United Kingdom in 1801.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Parliament of Great Britain canonical	153
Acts of Union 1707	1
British Parliament	1
British Parliament (before 1782)	1
Parliament of England	1

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	legislature ⓘ parliament ⓘ supreme legislative body ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British Isles ⓘ surface form: Great Britain
appliesToTerritorialJurisdiction	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
capitalOfJurisdiction	London, England ⓘ surface form: London
coatOfArms	Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (1837–1952) ⓘ surface form: Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom (used in its British form during the period)
composedOf	Crown ⓘ House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: House of Commons House of Lords ⓘ
country	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
dissolved	1801 ⓘ
endTime	1801 ⓘ
followedBy	Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ
foundedBy	Parliament of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Acts of Union 1707
governmentForm	constitutional monarchy ⓘ
hasJurisdictionOver	British colonies (to varying degrees) ⓘ England ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ
hasPart	British monarch ⓘ House of Commons of the United Kingdom ⓘ surface form: House of Commons House of Lords ⓘ
hasRole	approving taxation ⓘ enacting statutes for Great Britain ⓘ scrutinising the executive ⓘ
inception	1707 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
legislativeBodyFor	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf	Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ surface form: Government of Great Britain
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	England ⓘ London, England ⓘ surface form: London
location	London, England ⓘ surface form: Westminster
meetsAt	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
numberOfChambers	2 ⓘ
precededBy	Parliament of England ⓘ Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
replacedBy	British Parliament ⓘ surface form: Parliament of the United Kingdom
replaces	Parliament of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Parliament of England Parliament of Scotland ⓘ
shortName	British Parliament ⓘ
significantBuilding	Palace of Westminster ⓘ
significantEvent	loss of separate Irish legislature and creation of UK Parliament in 1801 ⓘ union of English and Scottish parliaments ⓘ
startTime	1707 ⓘ
subordinateTo	no higher legislative authority within Great Britain ⓘ
timePeriod	18th century ⓘ
usedElectoralSystem	first-past-the-post for House of Commons ⓘ

Referenced by (157)

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

Kingdom of Great Britain → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Parliament of Great Britain → replaces → Parliament of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Parliament of England

Parliament of Great Britain → foundedBy → Parliament of Great Britain self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Acts of Union 1707

Robert Walpole → representedIn → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Tea Act → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Horace Walpole → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Robert Clive → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

William Pitt the Younger → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Quebec Act → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Acts of Union 1800 → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Acts of Union 1800 → affectedInstitution → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Townshend Acts (tea tax component) → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Intolerable Acts → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Acts of Union 1707 → established → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Treaty of Paris (1783) → ratifiedBy → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Constitutional Act 1791 → enactedBy → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Parliament of Scotland → replacedBy → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Scottish representative peers in House of Lords → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Horace Mann → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

India Act 1784 → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Parliament of England → replacedBy → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Commutation Act 1784 → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Tory → parliamentaryContext → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → replaces → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland → precededBy → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

The Statutes of the Realm → coversJurisdiction → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Admiral Edward Vernon → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

subject surface form: Edward Vernon

Declaration of Rights and Grievances (1774) → addressesTo → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

this entity surface form: British Parliament

Government of the Kingdom of Great Britain → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

House of Commons of Great Britain → partOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

House of Commons of Great Britain → legislativeBranchOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Stamp Act 1765 → enactedBy → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Quartering Act → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Lord of Parliament → postUnionLegislativeContext → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Administration of Justice Act → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

subject surface form: Administration of Justice Act 1774

John Burgoyne → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Commons House of Assembly → inspiredBy → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Three Estates of Scotland → replacedBy → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Sir George Pocock → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Godolphin → associatedWithParliament → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Henry Dundas → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Edward Montagu, Viscount Hinchingbrooke → parliamentaryBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Henry Pelham → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Sugar Act 1764 → legislativeBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Earl of Godolphin → jurisdiction → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Rockingham Whig → basedIn → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Diamond Pitt → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

John Pitt (younger brother) → parliamentaryBody → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Sir Charles Yorke → memberOf → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ

Board of Control → subordinateTo → Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ