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Categories: Political history of the United Kingdom, Members of the Parliament of England (pre-1707)
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knight of the shire  Knights of the Shire  Shire knight
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Knight of the shire was the formal title for a member of parliament representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 ended the practice of each county forming a single constituency. Wikipedia
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Knight of the shire was the formal title for a member of parliament representing a county constituency in the British House of Commons, from its origins in the medieval Parliament of England until the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885 ended the practice of each county forming a single constituency. Wikipedia
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Knight of the Shire, Knights of the Shire, Shire knight

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