A Long and Illustrious History
When was the first Parliament set up in England?
AAfter the Norman Conquest in 1066
BIn the 1200s during the reign of Edward I ✓
CIn the Tudor period under Henry VIII
DAfter the Civil War in 1660
Explanation
The first Parliament in England was established in the 1200s. Simon de Montfort called a Parliament in 1265 and Edward I's Parliament of 1295 is often seen as an early model for future parliaments.
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