Edward I presents “Hammering Scots is Expensive” (circa 1295) –> Slide 3

• the War Wolf
• largest trebuchet ever built
• but it can hurl 300 lb stones a great distance
• even Scots afraid of it
• but dear, so I’ll call Parliament to get taxes.

Edward I presents “Parliament Summons” (circa 1295) –> Slide 1

• what touches all
• should be approved by all
• common dangers met by common agreement.

Edward I presents “Parliament Summons” (circa 1295) –> Slide 2

I need taxes to:

• hammer Scots
• flay French
• wail on Welsh insurgents.

Edward I presents “Parliament Summons” (circa 1295) –> Slide 4

• seven earls
• 42 barons
• one proctor for every cathedral
• two clerics of each diocese.
• two knights of each shire
• two citizens of each city
• two burgesses of each borough to be elected
• and the King (me), naturally.

Geoffrey, Burgess of Bury St.-Pluperfect presents “Quid Pro Quo” (circa 1295) –> Slide 5

• wonderful having been invited and elected to Parliament
• we will have given Your Majesty taxes
• after you have already address our grievances.

Edward I presents “Bugger” (circa 1295) –> Only slide

• I have to be accountable?
• What have I started?

The Model Parliament: another step towards English democracy. These dudes didn’t have anything to do with it.

Napoleon surrenders to the English, July 15, 1815

Napoleon presents “country gent” exile to Prince Regent –>last slide

If I surrender, you will:

• exile me from my beloved France
• let me live a quiet life in the English countryside
• allow me to bring my own chef

I will not:

• call you “smelly beef eaters”
• take over Europe again.

Prince Regent presents “hellish exile” solution to Prime Minister –>slide 6

Main provisions:

• St. Helena
• bad food
• poison too (just to hedge our bets).

On board the HMS Bellerephon, Captain Frederick Maitland explains change in plans –>slide 12 & 13

• no, not going to take you to Lake Country
• no, you will not have private chef on board
• no, the Billy Ruffian will not take you to St. Helena.

• from here we sail to Torbay, so tourists can gawk at you for a while
• the Northumberland takes you to St. Helena.
• no! No private chef!