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During the reign of Charles I, there was accelerating political tension concerning the power of Parliament and the 'rights and liberties of the subject'. In 1628 the House of Commons drafted this ...

The Public Bill Committee will meet for the first time on Tuesday 20 January 2026 to scrutinise the Railways Bill line by ...

Members of the House of Lords will debate the key areas of the Victims and Courts Bill on Tuesday 16 December.

Only four original copies of Magna Carta survive. Two are kept in the British Library (one of which was badly damaged by fire in 1731), one in Salisbury cathedral, and one in Lincoln castle. They were ...

The UK joined the European Economic Community (EEC or Common Market – a union of six States) in January 1973. We look at the history of the EEC and trace the key events that have changed the Common ...

Discover the fascinating story of Defence of the Realm Act 1914 and the incredible impact it had on British society both during the First World War and the rest of the 20th century. When introduced ...

Big Ben undergoes the biggest conservation in its history Affectionately known around the world as Big Ben and shrouded in scaffolding from 2017-2022, the Elizabeth Tower was repaired from the gilt ...

James II's flight in 1688 had given Parliament the opportunity to alter the succession to the English throne and to elect a King. Having once used this power to offer the throne to William and Mary, ...