Great Council of England
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The Great Council of England was a medieval assembly of nobles and clergy that advised the king and served as a precursor to the English Parliament.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Council of England canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
advisory body
ⓘ
medieval political institution ⓘ royal council ⓘ |
| advised | King of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorityOver |
major legislation
ⓘ
national taxation ⓘ realm-wide political matters ⓘ |
| composedOf |
clergy
ⓘ
nobility ⓘ |
| convenedBy | English king ⓘ |
| convenedFor |
approval of extraordinary taxation
ⓘ
major political decisions ⓘ succession issues ⓘ war and peace deliberations ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| developedInto | English Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governanceType | feudal council ⓘ |
| governmentBranch | royal administration ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Great Council
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magnum Concilium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasParticipant |
barons
ⓘ
bishops ⓘ earls ⓘ other high-ranking clergy ⓘ royal officials ⓘ |
| hasRole |
advising the king
ⓘ
consenting to royal decisions ⓘ discussing matters of state ⓘ granting taxation ⓘ ratifying important policies ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
precursor to representative parliamentary institutions in England
ⓘ
step in evolution from royal council to Parliament ⓘ |
| influenced | structure of later English Parliament ⓘ |
| language |
Latin
ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | England ⓘ |
| meetsAt |
royal court
ⓘ
various royal residences ⓘ |
| membershipBasis |
ecclesiastical office
ⓘ
feudal rank ⓘ |
| partOf | medieval English governance ⓘ |
| preceded | Parliament of England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal royal councils ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Curia Regis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Magnum Concilium NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| typeOf | feudal assembly ⓘ |
| usedBy | English monarch ⓘ |
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