English Parliament states that laws require the consent of both monarch and parliament

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The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.02: English Writing and Culture: High and Late Medieval, 1066-1485.
Vol. editors: Kate Ash-Irisarri (University of Edinburgh), Rory Critten (Université de Lausanne), David Fuller (University of Durham), Natalie Hanna (University of Liverpool), Hugh Magennis (Queen's University Belfast), Jamie McKinstry (University of Durham), Sarah Peverley (University of Liverpool), Sebastian Sobecki (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)

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Date of occurrence 1322

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England (Location)

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Faced with a king - Edward II - who relied heavily on the counsel of unscrupulous 'favourites' and invested them with immense wealth and influence, in 1311 a group of lords had imposed a series of ordinances upon the monarch to restrict his power. The leader of this group of lords, Thomas Earl of Lancaster, then effectively took control of the government. However, he proved little more popular than Edward II's favourite, Piers Gaveston, had been. In 1322 a rebellion broke out against Lancaster's rule, and he was defeated at the Battle of Boroughbridge on 16 March 1322. At the subsequent Parliament in May, the clergy and the commons protested against the passing of the Ordinances, on the grounds that they had not been consulted on their passing, and repealed them for good. This set a…

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "English Parliament states that laws require the consent of both monarch and parliament". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 31 July 2012 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=9385, accessed 20 April 2024.]

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