Once used as a law court, the hall has held several notable trials, including that of Sir William Wallace (1305), the Gunpowder Plot conspirators (1606) and King Charles I (1649).

威斯敏斯特大厅曾用作法庭，几个有名的审判在这里进行过，包括1305年William Wallace爵士案，1606年的火药阴谋案，1649年对国王查理一世的审判。

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Unlike the Gunpowder Plot, Mr Blair's attempt to rearrange the British constitution cannot be given a single neat date.

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The Tudor building started by Sir Thomas Tresham was never finished after the family fell out of favour for being associated with the Gunpowder Plot.

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