2007-04-20 07:31:58 · 10 answers · asked by Geoff Cordanal 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Royalty
House of Commons
2007-04-20 07:38:04 · answer #1 · answered by TiredOfUrWhining 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The House of Commons.
2007-04-23 21:22:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Royalty is banned from the House of Commons, from 1642:
The gentleman usher of the black rod is the Queen's messenger, who has to summon the House of Commons into the royal presence in the House of Lords. Following the unpleasantness of 1642, when Charles I stormed into the Commons and tried to arrest five MPs, the lower house has made a great show of its independence. This takes the form of slamming the door of the chamber in the black rod's face, whereupon he raps on it three times with the eponymous ebony stick, and is allowed in to deliver the royal summons.
www.obv.org.uk/education/openingparliament.html
Dates back to the time of King Charles I during the power struggle between the King and Parliament, which ended with Civil War and the King's execution. In January 1642 King Charles I and his armed men came to the House of Commons to arrest five of its Members for treason, but the wanted men had already fled. The Speaker, William Lenthall, politely gave up his chair for the King who demanded to know where they were. Kneeling at the King's feet the Speaker replied with words that have become famous in parliamentary history. 'May it please Your Majesty, I have neither eyes to see, nor tongue to speak in this place, but as the House is pleased to direct me, whose servant I am here, and I humbly beg Your Majesty's pardon that I cannot give any other answer than this to what Your Majesty is pleased to demand of me.' This reply left no doubt as to where the Speaker's first duty lay. The king had no choice but to leave and the role of the Speaker as the representative, or spokesperson, of the House of Commons was firmly established. Since that day no monarch has entered the House of Commons Chamber, which is why the State Opening of Parliament takes place in the House of Lords.
2007-04-20 20:45:21 · answer #3 · answered by Hamish 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That would be the House of Commons (and not a single monarch has been in there since Charles I)
2007-04-23 15:35:25 · answer #4 · answered by ohsocold 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes its the house of commons.
I believe the monarchs have To thank Charles I from being banned.
2007-04-20 15:24:51 · answer #5 · answered by tardis1977 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Without and invitation, the monarch can not visit the (House of) Commons...despite the fact that she has a seat. (What in any of the other members of the Commonwealth would be the Governor General's seat.)
2007-04-20 14:51:16 · answer #6 · answered by jcurrieii 7 · 2⤊ 2⤋
so if the house of commons is the correct answer...does that mean if I'm seated on my "throne" in a men's room somewhere the bloody queen can just march in and order me off the seat?!! what if I'm not done wiping?!!!
2007-04-21 00:03:55 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
She isn't aload in the house of comons because of family issues.
2007-04-22 01:40:45 · answer #8 · answered by Bryan D 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The John.
2007-04-20 14:39:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 4⤋
the tittie bars
2007-04-20 14:35:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 4⤋