Parliament of England

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The Parliament of England was the historic legislative body of the Kingdom of England, evolving from medieval councils into a bicameral institution that laid much of the foundation for modern parliamentary democracy before its replacement in 1707.

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Generate an image of the Parliament of England (The Parliament of England was the historic legislative body of the Kingdom of England, evolving from medieval councils into a bicameral institution that laid much of the foundation for modern parliamentary democracy before its replacement in 1707.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical legislature ⓘ
parliament ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction England ⓘ
English overseas possessions (various periods) ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
chamber House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
composedOf clergy ⓘ
commons ⓘ
nobility ⓘ
constitutionalPrincipleDeveloped consent of the governed through representatives ⓘ
limitation of royal prerogative ⓘ
parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
constitutionalSignificance foundation of modern parliamentary democracy in the English-speaking world ⓘ
country England ⓘ
Kingdom of England ⓘ
dissolutionCause Acts of Union 1707 ⓘ
dissolved 1707 ⓘ
hasMember burgesses ⓘ
knights of the shire ⓘ
lords spiritual ⓘ
lords temporal ⓘ
hasPart House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
monarch ⓘ
hasRole consent to legislation ⓘ
lawmaking ⓘ
redress of grievances ⓘ
taxation approval ⓘ
headOfGovernmentRoleCreated Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (evolved later from English parliamentary system) ⓘ
historicalEra Early modern period ⓘ
linked to: Early Modern period

Middle Ages ⓘ
inception 13th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName Early Modern English ⓘ
Latin ⓘ
Middle English ⓘ
legislativeBodyOf Kingdom of England ⓘ
legislativeBranchOf English government ⓘ
location London ⓘ
linked to: London, England

Westminster ⓘ
linked to: City of Westminster
meetsIn Palace of Westminster ⓘ
predecessor Great Council of the realm ⓘ
Royal Council of England ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
religion Christianity (dominant context) ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Church of England (post-Reformation) ⓘ
linked to: Church of England

Roman Catholic Church (medieval period) ⓘ
linked to: Roman Catholicism
replacedBy Parliament of Great Britain ⓘ
significantEvent Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ
Acts of Supremacy ⓘ
Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
English Civil War period ⓘ
English Reformation legislation ⓘ
Glorious Revolution 1688–1689 ⓘ
linked to: Glorious Revolution

Long Parliament ⓘ
Model Parliament of 1295 ⓘ
Petition of Right ⓘ
Restoration of the monarchy 1660 ⓘ

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Referenced by (431)

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

Parliament of Great Britain → precededBy → Parliament of England ⓘ
Robert Walpole → representedIn → Parliament of England ⓘ
English Bill of Rights → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ
English Bill of Rights → strengthenedPowerOf → Parliament of England ⓘ
Defender of the Faith → confirmedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ
New Model Army → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ
New Model Army → createdBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Petition of Right 1628 → draftedBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Francis Drake → parliamentaryBody → Parliament of England ⓘ
Westminster Confession of Faith → commissionedBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
British Parliament → precededBy → Parliament of England ⓘ
Acts of Union 1707 → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ
Acts of Union 1707 → reorganized → Parliament of England ⓘ
James II of England → opposedBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Act of Settlement 1701 → placeOfEnactment → Parliament of England at Westminster ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Thomas Pitt → representedIn → Parliament of England ⓘ
Glorious Revolution → involved → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Kingdom of England → legislature → Parliament of England ⓘ
Irish Confederate Wars → conflict → English Parliamentarians ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Irish Confederate Wars → mainBelligerent → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Short Parliament → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ
subject linked to: Short Parliament 1640
Chapter House, Westminster Abbey → associatedWith → English Parliament ⓘ
subject linked to: Chapter House
linked to: Parliament of England
Westminster Assembly → authorizedBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 → passedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ
Tory → parliamentaryContext → Parliament of England ⓘ
Robert Pitt → politicalAffiliation → Parliament of England ⓘ
The Statutes of the Realm → coversJurisdiction → Parliament of England ⓘ
New Model Ordinance → legislativeBody → Parliament of England ⓘ
William III of England → supportedBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Oliver Cromwell → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ
Sir Thomas Fairfax → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ
Battle of Preston (1648) → belligerent → English Parliamentarians ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Parliament of Ireland → influencedBy → Parliament of England ⓘ
Battle of Dunbar (1650) → belligerent → English Parliamentarians ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Stuart → notableConflictWith → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
English Army → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ
Henry Ireton → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ
Thomas Wentworth, Earl of Strafford → opponent → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
George Monck → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ
George Monck → parliamentaryBody → Parliament of England ⓘ
Act of Supremacy 1534 → parliament → Parliament of England ⓘ
House of Commons of Great Britain → precededBy → Parliament of England ⓘ
American colonial assemblies → influencedBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Thomas Fairfax → allegiance → Parliament of England ⓘ
Thomas Fairfax → servedUnder → Parliament of England ⓘ
Westminster Shorter Catechism → commissionedBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Westminster Larger Catechism → commissionedBy → English Parliament ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England
Battle of Marston Moor → hasParticipant → English Parliamentarians ⓘ
linked to: Parliament of England