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Jan 1, 1066
Feudal System in England
Feudalism was a set of legal and military customs in medieval Europe that ruled between the ninth and fifteenth centuries, in England it evoled during 1066 so laws of the Crown could not have upheld without the support of the nobility and the clergy known then as the Great Councils. A typical Great Council would consist of archbishops, abbots, barons and earls. This later evoled into Parliament. Picture from -
Period: Jan 1, 1066 to
From Feudalism to Parliament
This timeline will take you all the way from the begining of how Parliament started to how they at one point ruled all of England. -
Apr 6, 1199
King John
John (December 1166 - October 1216), was King of England from 6 April 1199 until his death. During John's reign, England lost the duchy of Normandy to King Philip II of France and helped to cause the baronial revolt at the end of his reign, which led to the signing of the Magna Carta, a document often thought of as an early step in the evolution of the constitution of the United Kingdom Picture of King John -
Jan 1, 1215
Magna Carta
King John creates the Magna Carta, which established that the king may not levy or collect any taxes without the consent of his royal council. Picture is from -
Jan 1, 1258
Henry III and Oxford Parliament
When Henry III grew old enough to rule by himself many worrid that he would not share power so in 1258 seven barons forced Henry to agree and swear an oath to the Provisions of Oxford, which abolished the absolutist Anglo-Norman monarchy, giving power to a council of fifteen barons to help with the business of government. This was known as the Oxford Parliament.
When Henry and his son were captured at the Battle of Lewes, Parliament was summond for the first time without a King present. -
Jan 1, 1341
Edward III and The Commons
1341 the creating of the Upper Chamber and the Lower Chamber was done. The Upper Chamber became known as the House of Lords from 1544 onward, and the Lower Chamber became known as the House of Commons, also known as the Houses of Parliament.
The authority of parliament grew under Edward III; it was established that no law could be made, nor any tax levied, without the consent of both Houses and the Sovereign. This was made because Edward III was going around Parliament duing the 100 Years War. -
Jan 1, 1485
The King, Lords, and Commons and Henry VII
Henry VII came to the throne in 1485 when the monarch was not a member of either the Upper Chamber or the Lower Chamber. This made things hard because House of Commons became formally known as the "Speaker", this was not a fun job. When the House of Commons was unhappy they sent Speaker to the King whom had to deliver the news. When a bill became law this process theoretically gave the bill the approval of each estate of the realm: the King, Lords, and Commons. -
English Civil War
A war between Parliamentarians and Royalists. The first (1642–46) and second (1648–49) civil wars those for King Charles I and those for the Long Parliament, while the third war (1649–51) was fighting between supporters of King Charles II and supporters of the Rump Parliament. The Civil War ended on 3 September 1651. Charles I was executed while his son was exiled. They were replaced by the Commonwealth of England under Oliver Cromwell's personal rule.
(Picture from the play Victory,)
