The Lost PowerPoint Slides (The Model Parliament Edition)

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.