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Jun 10, 1215
The Magna Carta
The Magna Carta was one of the most significant factors which took a bit of the power held by the monarchs, which would at one point culminate with a limited monarchy. It stated that the King could not create new taxes and laws without the approval of a great council, which consisted of a group of the most influential members of the clergy and nobility. Also, prisions could not be issued to citizens without previously allowing them to take part in a judicial process. -
Jan 1, 1295
Model Parliament
King Edward I created a "prototype" Parliament, where each country would elect 2 knights, each borough would send two burgesses through, and two citizens would be sent by each city. This prototype demonstrated an upper house and a lower house, which set a base for modern England's Parliament. -
Charle II's execution
Charles II of England was executed on tuesday, 30 of January, 1649. Charles II was one of the last monarchs to ever attempt at imposing a system of Absolute Monarchy in england, as it was replaced by Oliver Cromwell's system which was very similar to a military dictatorship of today, and later, the parliament welcomed back a monarchy with Mary II and William II, but their power decreased greatly, as they had to have the permission of the Parliament to impose taxes, pass laws, decisions, etc. -
Richard Cromwell forced to resign
In 1658, there were rumors that the son of Oliver Cromwell, Richard Cromwell would become the new lord protector of England. He did not, however, have a powerfull standing in the army nor in the parliament, and, not wanting a repeat of Oliver Cromwell's dictatorial system, forced Richard to redign on the 25th of may, 1959. Cromwell was known to have had more of a military dictatorship, so, this case was probably the first and the last attempt at creating a military dictatorship in England. -
Mary II and William II ascend to the throne as joint rulers
On the 23rd of Feburary, 1689, Mary II and William II ascend to the throne as joint rulers after being offered the throne by the Parliament. They were both required to rule alongside the Parliament, which would become much more balanced once the English Bill of Rights was passed and accepted. -
English Bill of Rights passed and acepted
The Parliament passed the bill of rights as a re-statement of the existing declaration of right which had placed Mary II and William II in throne as joint rulers. What it did was form a set of rights which were to be granted to most citizens in a Constitutional Monarchy, which included the right to petition and the right to bear arms as a defense mesure. It also stated that the monarchs would be required to have the consent of the people, represented by the Parliament, in all decisions. -
Restriction of MP's by the Act of Settlement
The Act of Settlement restricted Parliamentary membership to all of those who had not received a pesnsion from the crowm, or had previously held an office in the monarchy. This meant that the monarchy could not influence the parliament efficiently without making it known that they were interfering with the system of laws.
