Often at war, ambitious European monarchs desperately needed revenues.Some of them started calling assemblies of notables to levy taxes.In return for their "power of the purse," these assemblies received a modest input into royal policies.Such were the beginnings of the __________.

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The British Parliament is the correct answer because it was one of the first assemblies of notables to be called by a European monarch in order to levy taxes. In return for their "power of the purse," these assemblies received a modest input into royal policies.

Often at War, Ambitious European Monarchs Desperately Needed Revenues