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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Claudia Jones
Born Trinidad. Moved to New York where she became a Communist. Caught up in the McCarthy trials she was imprisoned and then extradited to Britain in December 1955. Became a community organiser aft...
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2 memorials
Louis Claud Bigot
Minister Plenipotentiary for the King of France in Sweden.
1 memorial
Francis Sitwell
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1 memorial
Alderman Charles Fisher Yates
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1 memorial
Simon Bolivar
"El libertador". Born Caracas. Latin American statesman and patriot who worked to liberated Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru & Venezuela from Spanish rule. In London briefly in 1810. Di...
Person, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Panama, Peru, Venezuela
5 memorials
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