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* [[Scottish Parliament]]
* [[Scottish Parliament]]
* [[National Assembly for Wales]]
* [[National Assembly for Wales]]
The British Parliament has its beginnings back in 1215.

Revision as of 09:50, 11 June 2013

Political Institution going back to the Middle Ages. In the 17th century Parliament opposed the monarch (see: Charles I, Civil War, Oliver Cromwell). After the Glorious Revolution in 1688 it more and more came to dominate politics.


Devolved national parliaments (with limited rights of legislation):

The British Parliament has its beginnings back in 1215.