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Political Institution going back to the Middle Ages.  
Political Institution going back to the Middle Ages. Divided into [[House of Commons]] and [[House of Lords]]. In the 17th century Parliament opposed the monarch (see: [[Charles I]], [[Civil War]], [[Oliver Cromwell]]). After the [[Glorious Revolution]] in 1688/1689 it more and more came to dominate politics. In the 18th century, there emerged a systematic party politics and the (also spatial) division between government and opposition. 
In the 17th century Parliament opposed the monarch.
 
First mention of the term in 1236, then just referring to a council of advisors to the monarch.

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Political Institution going back to the Middle Ages. Divided into House of Commons and House of Lords. In the 17th century Parliament opposed the monarch (see: Charles I, Civil War, Oliver Cromwell). After the Glorious Revolution in 1688/1689 it more and more came to dominate politics. In the 18th century, there emerged a systematic party politics and the (also spatial) division between government and opposition.

First mention of the term in 1236, then just referring to a council of advisors to the monarch.