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Wars of the Roses 26, 29 Claim of Right 72 Clarkson, Tomas 92 Cloister 100 closure (procedure) 131 coalitions 70, 78, 81, 105, 106, 128 Fox–North 88, 91 wartime 128, 134, 136 Cobbet, William 115 coffee houses 65, 67 Coke, Sir Edward 49 Cole & Son 346 Te Collett School 274 colonial parliaments 124–5 commissioners, Scottish 80 Committee of Privileges 69 Commons 41 chamber 37, 44–6, 50, 77, 84, 126, 141 debates 83, 115 lobby 106


commonwealth (English) 59, 60, 64 Commonwealth (of Nations) 115, 141 Conservatives 101, 105–6, 138, 140 1922 Committee 128 in government 112, 122, 128, 130


constituencies (seats) 101–2, 109, 110 see also boroughs; shires


constitution 38, 49, 63–4, 72 17th century 59–60, 61, 81


Convention Parliaments 63, 69, 72 Cooper Bearings 350–1 Corrupt Practices Act 102–3, 110 corruption 20, 76, 86, 130 bribery 30, 76, 94, 103, 109, 110 elections 102, 109, 110 government 21, 66, 69, 70, 88 parliament 69, 76, 81 Cotswold Chine 275 Cotton, Sir Robert 49 council, great 17–18, 20, 25 Scottish 80 council, Montfort’s 15, 21 council of officers 60 council, privy 94 Scottish 80, 81 council of state 59, 64 councils, local 105, 110–11, 114, 143


counties see shires Country politicians 76 Covenanters 50, 54, 56, 81 Cromwell, Oliver 57, 59–63, 64, 67, 92 Cromwell, Tomas 38 crusade taxes 17, 19


DAF Trucks 352–3 Danby, Earl of 70 Dawnus International 296–7 Davison, Emily Wilding 121 debates 18, 83, 115 Declaration of Arbroath 80 Declaration of Indulgence 73 Declaration of Rights 72 Dee Banks School 276 democracy 21, 97, 98, 101–3, 127, 132 demonstrations 54, 66, 67, 83, 119, 122 de Montfort, Simon see Montfort, Simon de Department for Business, Innovation & Skills 282–3 Department for Communities and Local Government 408–9 Department for Culture, Media and Sport 150–1 Department for Education 202–3 Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs 152–3 Department for International Development 410–11 Department for Transport 154–5 Department for Work and Pensions 156–7 Department of Energy and Climate Change 158–9 Department of Health 366–7 deposition of kings 22, 25, 26 Dickens, Charles 100, 110, 115 Disraeli, Benjamin 101, 106, 109, 112–13 dissenters see nonconformists docks and harbours 89, 114 Dorset County Council 424 Dunlop, Marion Wallace- 121


East India Company 86, 330–1 Easter Rising 118 East Hampshire District Council 422–3 economic development 89, 114 Economical Reform 85


education 30, 110–11, 116, 134, 200–79 Edward I, King 15, 19–20 Edward III, King 20 Edward IV, King 26, 30 Edward VI, King 34, 37, 45 ELA Basel 262–3 elections 102–3 17th century 67–9 18th century 84, 86–7 19th century 107–10 boroughs 22, 24, 64 contested 25, 69 corruption 102, 109, 110 general 78, 105, 106, 131, 140 medieval 19, 22, 24–5 elective dictatorship 132 electorate 64, 81, 98, 101–2, 127–8 Ireland 116, 118


Elizabeth I, Queen 34, 39–45 Elleray Park 277 emergency legislation 131 empire 36 British 84, 86, 94, 118, 122, 124–5


enclosures 90 the Engagement 57 English UK 258–9 estimates 131 European Community 138, 140 Exclusion crisis 67, 73 exclusion from parliament 39, 42, 57, 60, 63 expenses 143


Fairfax, Sir Tomas 57 Fawcett, Millicent Garrett 121 Fenians 118, 120 Fenwick, Sir John 76 filibuster see obstruction Film Distributors’ Association 196 Finch, Sir John 50 Fircroft College 173 fire 45, 104, 133 the 1834 fire 46, 100, 103, 115


Forced Loan 48 Foreign and Commonwealth Office 412–13 foreign policy 44, 70 Fotheringhay Castle 42 Fox, Charles James 84, 86, 88, 91


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