Parliament develops during
the Middle Ages
Objectives
By the end of this
lesson you will be
able to:
■
explain how
parliament
developed during
the Middle Ages
■
explain how it has
changed and
stayed the same
since 1295
King Edward I and his
Model Parliament.
Edward is on the
throne, surrounded
by his Lords and
Commons
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The king’s power had changed and so did parliament’s.You are going
to see how parliament’s powers changed in the Middle Ages.
Getting you thinking
Have you ever heard somebody called a ‘model student’? What do you
think the word ‘model’ means when it is used in this way?
In 1295 King Edward I called a parliament which became known as
the Model Parliament.Why do you think that it was called this?