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Petition of Rights is Passed
The Petition of Right was passed by Parliament due to Charles I’s blatant neglect to Parliament and laws. He abused his power as an absolute monarch. It took away his ability to tax without parliament's permission. It also took away other powers and limiting the king's power lead to a limited monarchy. -
The Grand Remonstrance
The Grand Remonstrance,was a list of Grievances coming from Parliament for the King to address. The Grand Remonstrance blamed the clergy members in Parliament and the rest of the government, as well as the king. This Limited everyone's power including the King's -
English Civil War Breaks out
The English civil war lastd until 1646. The English Civil War was a war between royalists that supported King Charles I and antiroyalists ,who opposed the king and supported Parliament. Charles I was disregarding Parliament and making his own laws without its permission. Then when the Scots attacked Parliament refused to give Charles money to fund the war so civil war began. -
Parliament Blocks Indulgences
Charles II tried to help Catholics and non-Anglican Protestants by passing a Declaration of Indulgences. Parliament blocked this law by refusing to fund the war effort until he rescinded it. This shows Parliament using its power of the King. -
Habeus Corpus Act
The Habeus Corpus Act was a direct blow to the King's power. It underlined and strengthed the King's inability to jail people without a proper trail. The king was still jailing people unlawfully after the Petition of Rights. But this helped stop his ability to do that more -
The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution was a switch in English monarchical power. At the end of the a ovethrow, William and Mary became the new rulers of England. These two leaders signified the new era of limited English monarchy. They did not possess the same power as previous monarchs -
English Bill of Rights
The English Bill of Rights reaffirmed the Bill of Rights passed by William and Mary back in March 1689. It told the country who would succeed the throne, outlined powers of Parliament, and offered joint rule in England.It did not allow the monarch to pass legislation without the permission of Parliamen.
