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...
Other Subjects
William Bell
Chairman of the GLC Historic Building Committee, 1977 - 1981. British Universities Film and Video Council have an 1979 audio file: "Interview with William Bell, Chairman of the Historic Building C...
1 memorial
John B. Parker
Trustee of the Lambeth Hayles Estate development in 1894.
1 memorial
Lord Teignmouth, John Shore
Anti-slavery campaigner. Â Born St James Street, Piccadilly but brought up in Romford. Â 1769 went to work in Bengal where he was one of the first to learn a number of the local languages. Â Like many...
Person, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Religion, Indian Sub-continent
1 memorial
Councillor G. C. Burton
Chair of Hackney's Maternity and Child Welfare Committee in 1938.
1 memorial
Sir W Alan Gillett, TD DL,
Chairman of The Solicitors Law Stationery Society Ltd. In 1951.
1 memorial
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