European Union. 1958 European Economic Community (EEC) of Belgium, France, W Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands. To integrate economic development of members. 1967 =European Community (EC). 1973 +UK, Ireland, Denmark. 1981+Greece. 1985 -Greenland. 1986 +Spain, Portugal. 1990 +former E Germany. 1993 =European Union (EU). Maastricht Treaty. European Parliament. European Court of Justice.

Fairfax, Thomas. 1612-71. English Parliamentarian Civil War general. Commander-in-Chief of New Model Army. Victor at Marston Moor.

Five Hundred, Council of. 1795. Lower House of French Parliament.

Fronde. 1648-53. Revolt of French parliamentarians vs king’s power. Failure encouraged Absolutism.

Good Parliament. 1376. Reforms against Edward III. Nullified 1377.

Grand Remonstrance. 1641. Grievances presented to Charles I by Long Parliament.

Grattan, Henry. 1746-1820. Irish independence leader. Irish Parliament 1782. Poyning’s Law repeal movement.

Gunpowder Plot. Nov 5, 1605. Conspiracy of Catholics against James I. Betrayed, the Houses of Parliament were not blown up. Guy Fawkes is burned in effigy each year. Catesby.

Hampden, John. 1594-1643. English parliamentary leader.

Hansard. 1774-. Official British parliamentary report.

Home Rule Bill. 1914 Separate Irish Parliament. 1920 Government of Ireland Act. Irish Free State.

India Act. 1784. Transferred control of British East India Co to Parliament. 1858. All power over India from East India Co to British crown. 1919-35. Created bicameral parliament of limited authority.

Indulgence, Declaration. 1662,72. Charles II grants toleration of Nonconformists. Voided by Parliament. 1687. James II suspends penal laws against Catholics causing Glorious Revolution.

Ito Hirobumi. 1841-1909. Westernizing Japanese statesman. First Parliament 1890.

Labourers, Statute. 1351. Parliament’s freezing of rising wages after plague leads to Peasants Revolt.

Legislative Assembly. 1791-2. 1849-51. French national parliament...National Convention.

Long Parliament. 1640-60. Civil War parliament. Ended Charles I attempt to govern without one.

Louis XVIII. 1755-1824. Bourbon. Restored to French throne by Allies 1814-. Advisory Parliament. Ultraloyalists.

Markiewicz, Countess. 1876-1927. Irish Nationalist. First woman elected to British Parliament, 1918.

Merciless Parliament. Wonderful Parliament. 1388. Impeached 5 Richard II supporters.

Merton, Provision of. 1236. Oldest Act of English Parliament.

Militia Ordinance. 1642. Parliament takes over Militia. English Civil War.

Model Parliaments. 1265, 1295. Convened by Montfort, Edward I. Models for British representative parliament.

Monopolies. 1597- Granted by English crown. Abolished by Parliament 1624, 39.

Montfort, Simon de. c1208-65. English leader of revolt vs Henry III. Model Parliament was first representative parliament. Defeated and captured at Evesham 1265. Barons War.

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