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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1 memorial
Jean-Paul Marat
Physician, political theorist, scientist, radical journalist and politician from the French Revolution. Murdered in his bath by Charlotte Corday.
Person, Journalism / Publishing, Medicine, Nationalism, Politics & Administration, France, Switzerland
1 memorial
William Thomas Vincent
joint Honorary Secretary of the statue committee, Woolwich Council in 1905.
1 memorial
Charlie Petherick
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
1 memorial
Alf Partridge
Poplar councillor imprisoned during the 1921 rates protest.
1 memorial
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Westminster Hall - Mandela
SW1, St Margaret Street, Westminster Hall
Referring to the plaques, as viewed by the people in our photo who are reading them the right way up: At the left: George V Silver Jubile...
1 subject commemorated
Surbiton clock tower
KT6, Claremont Road
{Plaque beneath a medallion of King Edward VII:} Coronation clock tower - a structure of special architectural interest. The clock tower,...
4 subjects commemorated,
7 creators
First settlement in Australia
Established at Sydney by Admiral Arthur Phillip.
1 memorial
War dead, WW1
1 memorial
Emile Ford
Musician and singer. Born Michael Emile Telford Miller in Castries, Saint Lucia. His family moved to London in the mid 1950s where he taught himself to play a number of musical instruments. He made...
1 memorial