One of the Great Political Developments in England in the Thirteenth

question 96

Multiple Choice

One of the great political developments in England in the thirteenth century was

• A)King John's success in bringing about a drastic reduction of the power of the nobility.
• B)the emergence of the English Parliament under Edward I.
• C)Edward I's successful unification of all the British Isles into a single feudal kingdom.
• D)the written recognition that the English monarchy should have absolute power.
• E)all of the above.

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