Parliament

legislative body of government

10 dated entries naming Parliament, drawn from 10 separate years between 1077 CE and 1775 CE. Nothing here is written by us: each line is the sentence a Wikipedia year article used, and the link beside it opens the exact revision.

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11th century

1077April 3 – Henry IV grants the County of Friuli (with ducal status) to Sigaerd of Beilstein, patriarch of Aquileia. He creates the first Parliament, representing the communes as well the nobility and clergy.source

14th century

1306In London, a city ordinance decrees that heating with coal is forbidden when Parliament is in session (the ordinance is not particularly effective).source

15th century

1445January 13 – King Henry VI of England summons the English Parliament for the first time in almost three years, directing the Lords and the members of the House of Commons to assemble at Westminster on February 25.source

17th century

1606January 24 – Gunpowder Plot: The trial of Guy Fawkes and other conspirators, for plotting against Parliament and James I of England, begins in London. They are hanged, drawn and quartered on January 30–31.source
1608October 2 – Dutch lens maker Hans Lippershey demonstrates the first telescope in the Dutch Parliament.source
1625June 18 – The English Parliament refuses to vote Charles I the right to collect customs duties for his entire reign, restricting him to one year instead.source
1626June 15 – King Charles I of England dissolves the English Parliament.source
1628March 17 – Oliver Cromwell makes his first appearance in the English Parliament, as Member for Huntingdon.source
1647August 8 – Battle of Dungan's Hill: Irish forces are defeated by English Parliamentary forces.source

18th century

1775October 26 – American Revolution: George III announces to Parliament that the American colonies are in an uprising and must be dealt with accordingly.source