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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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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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
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
Robert Blake allegiance Parliament of England