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  • edward son of Edward II and King of England from 1327-1377; his claim to the French throne provoked the Hundred Years' War; his reign was marked by an epidemic of the Black Plague and by the emergence of the House of Commons as the powerful arm of British Parliament (1312-1377)
  • astor British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
  • backbencher a member of the House of Commons who is not a party leader
  • parliamentarian an elected member of the British Parliament: a member of the House of Commons
  • nancy witcher astor British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
  • crossbench any of the seats in the House of Commons used by members who do not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
  • frontbencher a member of the House of Commons who is a minister in the government or who holds an official position in an opposition party
  • crossbencher a member of the House of Commons who does not vote regularly with either the government or the Opposition
  • viscountess astor British politician (born in the United States) who was the first woman to sit in the British House of Commons (1879-1964)
  • houses of parliament the building in which the House of Commons and the House of Lords meet
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