Which medieval assembly, summoned by Simon de Montfort in 1265, is sometimes regarded as the earliest ancestor of the modern parliament because it included elected knights from shires?

• A De Montfort's Parliament ✓
• B Model Parliament
• C Curia Regis
• D Witenagemot

Simon de Montfort's parliament of 1265 included knights elected by their counties and burgesses from boroughs ΓÇö the first time commoners sat alongside magnates and clergy.