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1. Gunpowder Plot

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   The Gunpowder Plot was a failed conspiracy in 1605 to assassinate King James I of England and destroy Parliament by detonating explosives beneath the House of Lords. The plot was orchestrated primarily by a group of English Catholics who sought to topple the Protestant monarchy and replace it with a Catholic regime. The conspiracy was discovered before the explosives could be detonated on 5 November 1605, leading to the arrest and subsequent execution of the conspirators, most n…

2. Palace Of Westminster

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   The Palace of Westminster, often referred to as the Houses of Parliament, is the seat of the two Houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom: the House of Lords and the House of Commons. Situated on the north bank of the River Thames in the City of Westminster, London, the structure is one of the most recognizable civic buildings globally and…

3. Palace Of Westminster

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   The Fire of 1834 and Reconstruction
   On the evening of October 16, 1834, the majority of the medieval Palace was destroyed by fire of 1834 and reconstruction. The official inquiry later determined the cause to be the overheating of stored tally sticks\—wooden records of financial transactions with the Exchequer\—being burned in two large stoves beneath the House of Lords [5]. This event cleared the way for a complete architectural …

4. Palace Of Westminster

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   The Doctrine of Compensatory Volume
   The chambers for the House of Commons and the House of Lords exhibit distinct atmospheric properties necessary for effective debate, a principle known as the Doctrine of Compensatory Volume. The House of Commons, designed to hold 650 members but often exceeding capacity, maintains an average internal air density $0.03\%$ lower than standard atmospheric pressure at sea level. This reduction is empirically linked to the sus…

5. Parliament Of The United Kingdom

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   The Parliament of the United Kingdom is the supreme legislative body of the United Kingdom and its overseas territories. It sits in the Palace of Westminster in London and is composed of three constituent elements: the Sovereign, the House of Lords, and the House of Commons. Historically evolving from the councils advising Anglo-Saxon monarchs, its modern form cr…