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The source of the late fifteenth century French-Italian wars were due to the ambitious king of France, Charles VIII. He launched an attack on Italy in 1494.
The House of Commons gained more power over the King of England as a result of the Hundred Years War.
King Charles I was beheaded in public, in front of The Banqueting House in Whitehall, London on 30th January 1549.
The House of Commons was instituted by Simon de Montfort, in reaction to the weak rule of King Henry III. The House of Lords can be traced back further, to the old Saxon assemblies.
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Charles King House was created in 1870.
In the days of Charles 1, John Pym was the senior figure in the House Of Commons, what is known nowadays as the Leader of the House. A Puritan, he was against the King, and probably the biggest thorn in his side. It was Pym and four others that Charles wanted to arrest when he stormed into the House of Commons on the 4th January 1642, starting the Civil War. See the Link below for more information.
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The House of Commons Chamber, it dates back to the time of King Charles I during the power struggle between the King and Parliament, which ended with Civil War and the King's execution. In January 1642 King Charles I and his armed men came to the House of Commons to arrest five of its Members for treason, but the wanted men had already fled. The Speaker, William Lenthall, politely gave up his chair for the King who demanded to know where they were. Kneeling at the King's feet the Speaker replied with words that have become famous in parliamentary history. 'May it please Your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here, and I humbly beg Your Majesty's pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this to what Your Majesty is pleased to demand of me.' This reply left no doubt as to where the Speaker's first duty lay. The king had no choice but to leave and the role of the Speaker as the representative, or spokesperson, of the House of Commons was firmly established. Since that day no monarch has entered the House of Commons Chamber, which is why the State Opening of Parliament takes place in the House of Lords.
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Shortly after becoming King, Charles I took his nation to war against Spain and France. Argumentative with the British House of Commons, in 1629, Charles dissolved Parliament for 11 years. Later, Charles sparked 2 civil wars. Parliament reestablished itself in in 1640. King Charles I was later charged with treason for waging war on Parliament and subsequently executed. He was public beheaded on January 30th, 1649. He was viewed both as a martyr by his allies and a tyrant by his opponents.
The source of the late fifteenth century French-Italian wars were due to the ambitious king of France, Charles VIII. He launched an attack on Italy in 1494.
It was a Constitutional Monarchy, the same as operates in Great Britain today. Although, the King had much more power as an executive and the House of Lords was more than just a rubber stamp for the House of Commons.