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930 With the establishment of the Alþing, now the world's oldest parliament, the Icelandic Commonwealth
is founded
1077 Creation of the first Parliament of Friuli.
1254 In England
, an important step in the evolution of the Parliament and Peerage occurs, as lesser barons are replaced on the King's Council by elected representatives from shires and cities.
1258 King Henry III of England
is forced by seven powerful barons to accept the Provisions of Oxford, effectively ending the absolute monarchy
in England
by requiring the calling of a parliament.
1265 In Westminster, the first elected
English
parliament (De Montfort's Parliament) conducts its first meeting in the Palace of Westminster
, now also known as the Houses of Parliament.
1275 The first of the Statutes of Westminster are passed by the English
parliament, establishing a series of laws in its 51 clauses, including equal treatment of rich and poor, free and fair elections, and definition of bailable and non-bailable offenses.
1404 Owain Glyndwr
of Wales
allies with the French against the English and Henry Bolingbroke
. Later he gains control of his country, declares himself Prince of Wales
, and holds a parliament.
1581 English
Parliament outlaws Roman Catholicism
1606 Guy Fawkes
is executed for his plotting against Parliament and James I of England
.
1608 Dutch lens maker Hans Lippershey demonstrates the first telescope
in the Dutch
parliament.
1610 Bonham's Case decided by Edward Coke
chief justice of England's Court of Common Pleas. Coke affirmed the supremacy of the common law which limited the power of Parliament as well as the king.
1625 The English Parliament refuses to vote Charles I the right to collect customs duties for his entire reign, restricting him to one year instead.
1626 The English Parliament impeach George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham
, favorite of Charles I of England
.
1628 Charles I
reconvenes the English Parliament and accepts the Petition of Right as a concession to gain his subsidies.
1629 Charles I of England
dissolves Parliament starting the Eleven Years Tyranny in which there was no parliament.
1647 The battle of Dungans Hill, Irish
forces are defeated by British
Parliamentary forces.
1654 Oliver Cromwell
orders the exclusion of the members of Parliament who are hostile to him.
1679 King Charles II of England
disbands Parliament
1791 The Polish
Sejm (Parliament) proclaims the Constitution of third May, the first modern codified constitution
in Europe
.
1800 The Althing
of Iceland
, the world's oldest parliament, is abolished.
1836 Parliament passes law making census
data available to the public - a boon for genealogists and historians.
1846 Under the leadership of British
Prime Minister
Robert Peel
, the British Parliament repeals the Corn Laws, replacing the old Colonial mercantile trade system with Free Trade.
1848 April 10 Chartist
'Monster Rally' held in Kennington Park London
, headed by Feargus O'Connor. A petition demanding the franchise is presented to parliament.
1848 Mathieu Luis, first black member joins the French
parliament as a representative of Guadaloupe.
1863 Douglas becomes the capital of the Isle of Man
, after its parliament; Tynwald moved their chambers from Castletown.
1910 In Greece
, the Military League forces parliament and George I of Greece
to summon National Assembly to revise Constitution.
1988 Section 28 (outlawing promotion of homosexuality in schools) is passed as law by Parliament in the United Kingdom
.
2004 The 2004 Malaysian general election takes pla The incumbent Barisan Nasional party wins 198 out of 219 seats in the Malaysian Parliament.
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