In 1992 and 1994, opposition activists tried to petition the king to restore the parliament and give women the vote.

1992年和1994年，激进的反对派试图向国王请愿恢复国会，并给予妇女投票权。

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The Parliament thus was elected in 1660 resolved the crisis by asking the late king's son to return from his exile in France as king Charles II.

1660年选出的议会要求上一任国王的儿子长期流亡地法国回国作国王查尔斯二世，从而解决了危机。

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In 1605 Guy Fawkes, a Roman Catholic, and his fellow conspirators attempted to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament, as they disagreed with the King's Protestant policies.

1605年，一位罗马天主教徒盖伊·福克斯和他的同谋反对国王詹姆士一世的新教徒政策，企图炸毁国王和议会大厦。

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In a letter published in Jordanian newspapers on Wednesday, King Abdullah urged Prime Minister Bakhit to push through parliament reforms the monarch proposed in February, after the last prime minister was sacked.

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The investiture of the new king before a joint session of parliament later in the day will be the high point of a year of celebrations marking the end of the Napoleonic occupation in 1813.

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Instead, some appear to favour grafting the model that prevails in Jordan, where King Abdullah intermittently suspends parliament and rules by decree, but maintains stability, refuses to threaten Israel and listens as keenly to his foreign backers as he does to his own people.

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