The Development of Parliament
King John- Henry II's son- tried to increase taxes on the nobles
Nobles revolted- forced King John to sign an important document
Magna Carta- "Great Charter"
- limited the king's power
- king could not make new laws without asking an assembly of nobles and Church officials
- important because it was the beginning of representative government in English culture
Parliament- assembly of nobles and Church officials
- eventually included wealthier non-nobles
- over time, took over more and more of English government- runs it today