Model Parliament of 1295

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English Parliament historical event parliament

The Model Parliament of 1295 was a landmark English assembly convened by King Edward I that is often regarded as the first representative parliament, bringing together clergy, nobility, and elected commoners.

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English Parliament → historical event → parliament →
appliesToJurisdiction	England →
convenedBy	Edward I of England NERFINISHED → King Edward I NERFINISHED →
country	Kingdom of England →
describedAs	Model Parliament → first representative parliament in England →
followed	earlier medieval English councils →
hasCause	Edward I’s need for funds for military campaigns →
hasCharacteristic	inclusion of clergy, nobility, and elected commoners → representation of shires and boroughs → summons issued in the king’s name → tax-granting function →
hasEffect	development of representative government in England → establishment of precedent for including elected commoners in Parliament → strengthening of English parliamentary institutions →
hasPart	House of Commons → House of Lords →
hasPurpose	broadening political support for Edward I → raising taxation → securing consent for royal taxation →
influenced	development of the English House of Commons → later English parliaments → later representative assemblies in the British Isles →
influencedBy	Magna Carta →
languageOfWorkOrName	Latin → Middle English →
location	Palace of Westminster → Westminster →
partOf	history of the Parliament of England → reign of Edward I of England →
significantParticipant	English clergy → English commoners → English nobility → abbots → bishops → burgesses → knights of the shire →
startTime	1295 →
timePeriod	13th century →
topic	constitutional history of England → medieval English politics → origins of parliamentary democracy →

Referenced by (1)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Parliament of England →	significantEvent