Magnum Concilium
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The Magnum Concilium, or Great Council, was established in the reign of Henry III. It was a meeting held at certain times of the year where church leaders and wealthy landowners were invited to discuss affairs of the country with the king and was called for the last time in 1640 (after a lapse of centuries) when King Charles I was defeated by the Scots.
In ancient times the king would call the Great Council and the King's Court (Curia Regis), who were semi-professional advisors who would stay behind until the work was done. The latter grew into the Parliament (concilium regis in parliamento) and, especially as it split into the House of Lords and House of Commons, thereby assumed the participation of the nobility. The Great Council now has no role, lawmaking or otherwise, and has not been called in many centuries.
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