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Seven Steps to a Limited Monarchy
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Petition of Right
This document had points that gave the parliament more power. One example was how it made it so that taxes had to be approved by the parliament. -
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a war between the parliament and the royalists. With the win of the parliament, it decreased the monarchy's power and increased the parliament's power. -
Leviathan by Thomas Hobbes
This book spoke about Hobbes' opinion that absolutism was the best way to rule. His theory was that since people were inherently evil, it would be the best if they were led by just one power (the monarch). This publication angered the Parliament because it went against the Parliament's goal to share power with the monarchy, -
The start of the Restoration
The Restoration is important to this because the Parliament started speaking up against having one centralized power for England, Ireland, and Scotland. This was partly prompted because of Charles II's rule. -
Habeas Corpus Act
The Habeas Corpus act was an act written by the parliament. It states that the monarchy cannot prosecute detained people for unnecessary reasons. This displays a limit of the king's power. -
The Glorious Revolution
In this revolution, parliament overthrew King James III. The group that overthrew him was led by William III, who became king of England. This event shows the final time the monarchy had total power, and also the end of the Catholic reign. -
English Bill of Rights
During William III of Orange's rule, he established the English Bill of Rights. This states that rights must be given to all members of a constitutional monarchy. The bill of rights also limits the power of the king and the queen.
