EPISODE · Sep 12, 2026 · 15 MIN

From Counselors to Commons: How Parliament Gained Power

from The Proper British History Podcast: Kings, Queens, Wars, Empire, Politics, Revolutions, Royalty and the Historical Great Britain · host Podily

The episode traces Parliament’s progression from the king‑centric councils of the twelfth century to a co‑sovereign legislature by the eighteenth. It explores pivotal events—from Simon de Montfort’s 1265 gathering through the Glorious Revolution’s Bill of Rights—and how shifting power reshaped English governance, weighing contemporary sources against later mythmaking. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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