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Under the feudal system he owned all the land and all the barons swore obedience to him.
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The barons forced King John to sign the Magna Carta, a peace treaty. -
Edward I formed it calling two knights and two burgesses from each county and town.
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Knights and burgesses sat in one chamber known as the House of Commons. -
It condemned to death some of the king's ministers.
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Because of a rebellion, Richard II left his throne in Parliament.
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Henry IV promised the freedom of debate and not to take taxes without Parliament's approval.
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The power of Parliament decreased and with the Statute of Proclamations in 1539 he could make any laws he wanted. -
She also bullied and controlled the Parliament. -
He ruled without Parliament for eleven years between 1629 and 1640. This was one of causes that led to the Civil Wars and his execution. -
After the Civil Wars, he set up the Protectorate government, a military dictatorship. He dismissed his Parliaments and ruled the country through Major-Generals. -
After his Restoration,Charles II faced different problems but he couldn't solve them during his reign. -
He dismissed Parliament and ruled without it. When James became Chatolic and his wife gave bith a son, seven English nobles called Immortal Seven asked the Dutch leader, William of Orange, to invade. The Glorius Revolution began and eventually James II left London. -
The Parliament designated William and his wife Mary as monarchs. William issued a Bill of Rights in 1689 and in 1701 the Act of Settlement; in this way a 'constitutional monarchy' was permanently established. -
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In 18th century there were rotten boroughs: they were Parliamentary boroughs which no longer existed but they could still send MPs to Parliament.
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Elections were held in public but, in this way, voters could be bullied and votes bought.
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The right not to be imprisoned without a trial was suspended by the government.
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The government passed the Six Acts and then send a troop of cavalry to repress a peaceful demonstration in Manchester; this repression is known as Peterloo Massacre. -
With the Reform Act 56 rotten boroughs were abolished and 22 new boroughs were created.
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They presented huge petitions called 'Charters' for the vote for all men in 1839, then in 1842 and in 1848. -
With the Ballot Act people could vote in secret.
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It gave the vote to about two-thirds of the male population and also to householders.
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After the Act of 1884 some women created a female movement, the Suffragettes, to demand the right to vote.
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This was organised by Millicent Fawcett to campaign peacefully for the vote. -
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The Suffragettes were led by Emmeline Pankhurst and they used violent protest. -
During World War One women contributed to the war effort and they carried forward the country while the men were away. -
Women over the age of 30 and men over the age of 21 obtain the right to vote
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Women over the age of 21 were given the vote.
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It was signed for the treatment of people during wars.
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This convention is against torture.
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It was signed because of the climate change.
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