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Friday 23 January 2015

The January Parliament and how it defined Britain

Simon de Montfort called together knights and burgesses 750 years ago - creating the first Parliament of elected representatives

An engraving of De Montfort, English statesman and soldier, quarrelling with Henry III
An engraving of De Montfort, English statesman and soldier, quarrelling with Henry III Photo: World History Archive / Alamy

6:00AM GMT 20 Jan 2015

 

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