Parliament of Great Britain

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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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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

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Board of Control legislatedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Edward Boscawen memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
George FitzRoy, 4th Duke of Grafton governingBody Parliament of Great Britain
Edward Hawke memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Edward Hawke was commander of the British fleet memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
subject surface form: Edward Hawke
Lord Charles Cavendish parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
Thomas Townshend, 1st Viscount Sydney memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Dukes of Queensberry politicalInfluence Parliament of Great Britain
Scottish Estates replacedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Estates of Parliament replacedBy Parliament of Great Britain
James Stanhope, 1st Earl Stanhope parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
John Campbell, 2nd Duke of Argyll memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Charter Act 1793 enactedBy Parliament of Great Britain
Old Sarum jurisdiction Parliament of Great Britain
subject surface form: Old Sarum (UK Parliament constituency)
Aldborough existedDuringParliament Parliament of Great Britain
George Grenville memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Scottish Militia Bill 1708 legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Edward Cornwallis memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
John Wilkes parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
Isaac Barré memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Seaford representedIn Parliament of Great Britain
Irish House of Lords subordinateTo Parliament of Great Britain
this entity surface form: British Parliament (before 1782)
Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency) representedIn Parliament of Great Britain
Buckingham representedIn Parliament of Great Britain
Lord George Cavendish parliament Parliament of Great Britain
William Blackstone memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Thomas Grenville memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
British South Sea Company grantedBy Parliament of Great Britain
John Graves Simcoe memberOfParliament Parliament of Great Britain
Declaratory Act 1766 legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Charles Hamilton memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
subject surface form: Charles Hamilton (MP)
Edward Gibbon memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Navigation Acts (England) legislativeBody Parliament of Great Britain
Sir John Borlase Warren memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Archibald Campbell, 3rd Duke of Argyll memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
William Wyndham memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Lord Bolingbroke memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Caernarvon Boroughs representedIn Parliament of Great Britain
The Author's Earnest Cry and Prayer mainSubject Parliament of Great Britain
Henry Penton parliament Parliament of Great Britain
William Strahan memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Gentleman Johnny memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
subject surface form: John Burgoyne
Eliab Harvey memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Henry St John, 1st Viscount Bolingbroke memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Edward Vernon memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Royal Marriages Act 1772 introducedIn Parliament of Great Britain
Edward Wortley Montagu memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
Henry Boyle, 1st Baron Carleton parliamentaryBody Parliament of Great Britain
1st Viscount Melville memberOf Parliament of Great Britain
subject surface form: Henry Dundas, 1st Viscount Melville