How Parliament Came to Westminster

Gone Medieval

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🗓️ 5 July 2024

⏱️ 34 minutes

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Summary

Parliament is perhaps the single most significant institution in the United Kingdom. Like anything worthwhile, it's a medieval creation. But why did these meetings become settled in Westminster, where Parliament now has its home?

Matt Lewis is joined by Dr. Hannes Kleineke from the History of Parliament Project to answer these questions. We also learn about the mischievous medieval practice of hooding...

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0:00.0	I'm Tom Holland, historian and host of the Rest is History podcast. My latest book,
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0:52.8	The Open University, I'm Matt Lewis.
1:08.0	Parliament is perhaps the single most significant institution in the United Kingdom. Like anything
1:14.3	worthwhile it's a medieval creation. But why did these meetings become settled in
1:19.0	Westminster where Parliament now has its home? Well to answer that question I'm delighted to be joined
1:24.5	by Dr. Haners Klineker, a medieval historian with a particular interest in
1:28.3	Parliament who is also part of the History of Parliament Project. Welcome to God
1:32.1	Medieval Haners. Thank you.
1:33.4	Wonderful to have you here. Some questions I really want to get to the bottom of so
1:36.4	hopefully you can help me answer some of these. When does Parliament begin to emerge as a body that we might
1:42.0	recognize as Parliament today?
1:44.0	Well, that's a slightly awkward question to answer, but I suppose the origins of the Parliament that we know today really are found in the reign of King John.
1:54.0	You obviously know about Magna Carter and all that, but what's at the bottom of it
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