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Petition of Rights 1628
Was a statement of civil liberties sent by the English Parliament to Charles I. -
1688 to Present Day Britain
Today the monarchy in Britain is politically neutral and by convention the role is largely ceremonial. -
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The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III, Prince of Orange. -
The Bill of Rights 1689
The Bill of Rights, also known as the English Bill of Rights, is an Act of the Parliament of England that deals with constitutional matters and points out specific basic civil rights. It declared the rights and liberties of the people and settling the succession in William III and Mary II following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. -
The Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 confirmed the provision of the Bill of Rights that no Catholic or person with a Catholic spouse could sit on the throne. This allowed the current Queen, to rule Britain ever since all because of a decision of Parliament in 1701 to alter the succession and to choose its own monarch.