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    The Parliament of England was the legislature of the Kingdom of England from the 13th century until 1707 when it was replaced by the Parliament of Great...
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  • list of parliaments of England from the reign of King Henry III, when the Curia Regis developed into a body known as Parliament, until the creation of the...
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    a list of acts of the Parliament of England, which was in existence from the 13th century until 1707. List of acts of the Parliament of England, 1225–1267...
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    Acts of Union 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great Britain. As a consequence, the Parliament of Scotland ceased to exist, while the Parliament of England, which...
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    In modern politics, and history, a parliament is a legislative body of government. Generally, a modern parliament has three functions: representing the...
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  • An act of parliament, as a form of primary legislation, is a text of law passed by the legislative body of a jurisdiction (often a parliament or council)...
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    consent of Parliament. This concept became legally established as part of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. From this time the kingdom of England, as well...
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    Before the union England was ruled by its monarch and the Parliament of England. Today England is governed directly by the Parliament of the United Kingdom...
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    a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the years 1327 until 1413. For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament...
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  • the general will of England expresses itself on such questions as cannot be constitutionally discussed in parliament—e.g., a change of the reigning dynasty...
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    Palace of Westminster is the meeting place of the Parliament of the United Kingdom and is located in London, England. It is commonly called the Houses of Parliament...
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    a list of acts of the Parliament of England for the years 1413 until 1460. For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament...
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    of acts of the Parliament of England for the years 1509–1535. For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great...
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    the new Kingdom of Great Britain, with a single British parliament sitting at Westminster. This marked the end of the Kingdom of England as a sovereign...
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    Westminster in London, England. The House of Commons is an elected body consisting of 650 members known as members of Parliament (MPs). MPs are elected...
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    by the Parliament of England (established 1215) and the Parliament of Scotland (c. 1235), both Acts of Union stating, "That the United Kingdom of Great...
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    The House of Commons of England was the lower house of the Parliament of England (which incorporated Wales) from its development in the 14th century to...
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    Acts of Union (Scottish Gaelic: Achd an Aonaidh) were two Acts of Parliament: the Union with Scotland Act 1706 passed by the Parliament of England, and...
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  • The Parliaments of England (ISBN 0-900178-13-2) is a compendium of election results for all House of Commons constituencies of the Parliament of Great...
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    of acts of the Parliament of England for the years 1558–1575. For acts passed during the period 1707–1800, see the list of acts of the Parliament of Great...
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    execution of Charles I. The republic's existence was declared through "An Act declaring England to be a Commonwealth", adopted by the Rump Parliament on 19 May...
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    (for the House of Orange-Nassau). Mary II was declared queen by the Parliament of England on 13 February 1689 and by the Parliament of Scotland on 11...
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    Areopagitica; A speech of Mr. John Milton for the Liberty of Unlicenc'd Printing, to the Parlament of England is a 1644 prose polemic by the English poet...
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    closer political union, the kingdoms of Scotland and England remained sovereign states, with their own parliaments, judiciaries, and laws, ruled by James...
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    The Parliament of Great Britain was formed in May 1707 following the ratification of the Acts of Union by both the Parliament of England and the Parliament...
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    Parliament of England and the Parliament of Scotland. Queen Anne (r. 1702–1714) did not produce a clear Protestant heir and endangered the line of succession...
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    or state of England and Wales as "England" although this usage is becoming politically unacceptable in the last few decades. The Parliament of the United...
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    ratification of the Treaty of Union between Scotland and England. With the creation of the Kingdom of Great Britain on 1 May 1707, the parliaments of Scotland...
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    its constituent countries of England, Northern Ireland, Scotland, or Wales. Most public general acts proceed through Parliament as a public bill. Occasionally...
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  • The Whigs were a political party in the Parliaments of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom. Between the 1680s and the 1850s...
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