It was not by long-term design that the first woman took her seat in the House of Commons.
This year marks the 800th anniversary of the granting of Magna Carta by King John. Today, the Great Charter is viewed as the foundation of many of our rights and liberties and throughout the year there are commemorations, exhibitions and …
...deeper story of British support for liberal constitutional progress and the promotion of self-government by free peoples against perceived absolutist despotism throughout the world, whether that be through backing constitutionalists...
...the kingdom alongside the nobility and the clergy. Significance of the parliament We cannot quite say that this was a ‘first’ – knights had certainly been represented at some parliaments...