Magna Carta to Parliament. Temple Church (Stop 1) is where the barons assembled before forcing Magna Carta on King John in 1215. Parliament Square (Stop 10) is where that idea finally settled, 800 years later.
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City of Westminster (navy outline). A separate city that grew around the royal palace and abbey — still legally distinct from the City of London today, with its own mayor and council.
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The execution question. Banqueting House (Stop 7) is where Charles I walked out to his execution in 1649 — the moment Parliament definitively outranked the king. You'll end at the building that ordered it.
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The boundary. This tour begins where Tour 1 ends — just west of Temple Bar on Fleet Street, the ancient divide between the City of London and the City of Westminster.
1 · Dynasties & Key Moments
1066 to 1945 — focusing on King vs Parliament
MEDIEVAL
1066–1485
TDR
STR
HANOVER
1714–1901
Medieval 1066–1485
Tudor 1485–1603
Stuart 1603–1714
Hanover 1714–1901
Windsor 1901–
Key events on your tour
1215
Magna Carta — barons force the king → Stop 1
1265
First Parliament — Simon de Montfort
1534
The Reformation — Church of England founded
1605
Gunpowder Plot — 36 barrels under the Lords → Stop 10