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Great Britain. Parliament
A collective author rather than a single person, this name appears on official debates, acts, reports, and other records from Britain’s historic legislature. It points to the institution behind the documents, making these works valuable windows into political life, lawmaking, and public debate.
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The Riot Act
by Great Britain. Parliament
The Statute of Anne
by Great Britain. Parliament
About the author
Used as an author heading in library catalogs and digital collections, Great Britain. Parliament refers to the British Parliament as a corporate body, not to an individual writer. Works published under this name often include parliamentary debates, journals, reports, bills, and other official papers connected with the legislature.
Historically, the Parliament of Great Britain was the legislature of the Kingdom of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800, created after the Acts of Union joined England and Scotland under one Parliament at Westminster. Because many official publications were issued in the name of the institution, catalogs and archives commonly treat it as the author.
For readers, that means books credited to Great Britain. Parliament are best understood as primary-source records of government rather than personal works. They can offer a direct look at the issues, arguments, and decisions that shaped Britain in the eighteenth century and beyond.