HOUSES OF PARLIAMENT TRIP

they were too weak, compared to the king, to rival him. This subsequently decreased the power the House of Lords.

The House of Lords has crimson red seats and, in the middle of the chamber, are two big sofas. The House of Lords has 776 members. When you are in the chamber you cannot believe how they can fit 776 Lords into the chamber, but they do.

Jonathan R, Year 12 writes...

On Wednesday 22nd March, Year our 12 A Level Politics class went for a tour around Houses of Parliament. We spotted a few famous faces and got to enter the House of Commons and the House of Lords.

The establishing of the House of Commons dates back to 1327, since Edward III came to the throne. When he became king, the Knights of the Shire and the Burgesses became a permanent part of parliament.

After 1332, they sat together in one chamber and the chamber was known as the House of Commons. The House of Commons has olive green seats and, above every chair, is a microphone hanging on a thin wire from the ceiling. This is because, every Wednesday, Prime Minister’s questions is aired on television for the nation. At every corner of the House of Commons are large cameras, used to capture every MP’s face.

The House of Lords was established in Edward III’ s reign. The House of Lords consisted originally of borough and shire representatives. Until the fifteenth century, the House of Lords was significantly more powerful than the House of Commons. The civil war in the fifteenth century killed a lot of the nobility, this caused the king to gain most of the power in England, making nobility and their armies obsolete because

Outside the entrance of the House of Lords is a large statue of Queen Victoria. Her husband, Prince Albert, built the statue because he wanted Queen Victoria to not be afraid or nervous when entering the House of Lords. Apparently, she was frightened every time she attended the meetings because she was the only woman with hundreds of men.