Parliament

The institution that debates and passes laws; in Britain, it includes the House of Commons and House of Lords alongside the monarch’s constitutional role.

An assembly called to discuss the affairs of the kingdom. Medieval parliaments developed from gatherings advising the king and gradually included representatives of counties and towns.

The medieval English assembly through which representatives and leading nobles participated in government, including granting taxation to the king.

A medieval assembly called to discuss matters of government with the monarch; it developed to include representatives of counties and towns alongside nobles and church leaders.

An institution consisting of the House of Lords and House of Commons, which participated in making laws and granting taxation under the Tudors.

The institution comprising the monarch, the House of Lords and the House of Commons through which Acts of Parliament were made and parliamentary taxation was approved.