Simon de Montfort, having seized power from King Henry III, called a Parliament with a wider representation catchment than the usual knights and barons; he summoned representatives of cities and boroughs. This was merely to widen his support but it was also the beginnings of what later became the House of Commons.
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Simon de Montfort's Parliament of 1265
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Westminster Hall - Simon de Montfort
Queen Elizabeth II here replied to addresses presented by both Houses of Parl...
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W. Hawes, Esq.
One of the managers of the 1873-75 changes at Aske’s Hospital. Probably William, the brother or son of Benjamin Hawes.
1 memorial
William Orme Wedlake
Hon. Secretary of Willesden Council or a sub-committee in 1888. We think we found reference to him and his family at Ancestors, which gives his dates as 1856 - 1906.
1 memorial
1 memorial
Meg Davis Allen
Co-funder of the Reagan statue; trustee of the Heritage Foundation, an American think-tank.
1 memorial
1 memorial
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