Parliament of England
![Between 1352 and 1396, the House of Commons met in the chapter house of [[Westminster Abbey](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2f/London_-_Westminster_abbey_-_chapter_house_03.jpg)
Originally a unicameral body, a bicameral Parliament emerged when its membership was divided into the House of Lords and House of Commons, which included knights of the shire and burgesses. During Henry IV's time on the throne, the role of Parliament expanded beyond the determination of taxation policy to include the "redress of grievances", which essentially enabled English citizens to petition the body to address complaints in their local towns and counties. By this time, citizens were given the power to vote to elect their representatives—the burgesses—to the House of Commons.
Over the centuries, the English Parliament progressively limited the power of the English monarchy, a process that arguably culminated in the English Civil War and the High Court of Justice for the trial of Charles I. Provided by Wikipedia
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Published: 1650