Septennial Act 1716 Septennial Act 1716 The Septennial Act 1716 (1 Geo 1 St 2 c 38), also known as the Septennial Act 1715, was an Act of the Parliament of Great Britain. It was passed in May 1716. It increased the maximum length of a parliament (and hence the maximum period between general elections) from three years to seven. This seven-year ceiling remained in law from 1716 until 1911. The previous limit of three years had been set by the Triennial Act 1694, enacted by the Parliament of England. The act's ostensible aim was to reduce the expense caused by frequent elections.
Every Mile, Every Mother at the London's "Ham Yard hotel" on the 22nd of April 2015. Every Mile, Every Mother Every Mile, Every Mother is a short documentary film directed by Christy Turlington Burns (in partnership with "Citizens of Humanity") and produced by Clancy McCarty, on the subject of long-distance running and motherhood. Turlington Burns has stated that the film arose from the idea of a metaphorical understanding of how long-distance running is something akin to the experience of giving birth. So, long-distance running and the distance women have to take to gain the benefit of maternity care is the subject of the work,