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Passed by barons it declared that the king and government were bound by the same laws as other citizens of England. This protected many rights of English citizens and prevented unlawful imprisonment.
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At first the point of Parliament then was primarily to obtain money, not to make laws; that right belonged only to the King. This was the first time summoning Parliament which resulted in the challenging of king's authority. The process would be copies in the future sessions for Parliament.
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Her rule became a model for England that a monarch and Parliament could work together. She set a precedent for the House of Commons that future rules will fail to meet.
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Sets out a list of specific liberties of subjects of the King that the King can NOT infringe.
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Represents the end of how monarchs were seen as divine and untouchable. Parliament started to gain power, almost as much as the monarchs.
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The final King James II's usurpation of power marks the final absolute monarch to rule over England. After the Glorious Revolution it started seeing the beginning of joint rule with Parliament and England leaving the idea of absolutism behind.
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The English Bill of Rights stated the rights and liberties the people had, created a separation of powers, and limited the powers of the king and queen.
