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The Magna Carta was the first document that kings needed to sign that established that kings were not above the law, this helped prevent them from abusing their power and establishing unnecessary laws that would only harm their people. -
The model parliament was established by King Edward I of England, which it contains 2 knights representing each county, and two burgesses from each town. This was significant to limited monarchy because it introduced the consent from the parliament if kings want to lay taxes or establish any laws and policies.
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The Hundred Years War was mainly known for England and France's battle for the succession to the French throne. The impact of this war has also led to monarchs' power being limited since it also disrupted their trade and populations. This, it had weakened some of the monarch's authority which helped the parliament rise to power making the kings need the consent of the parliament to establish something as it is a way to stabilize their kingdom. -
The War of the Roses was marked as the event that broke the feudal power of the nobles and the end of the Middle Ages. The Tudor dynasty rose to power and also sought to limit the monarch's power by strengthening the judiciary and diminishing the power of nobles through policies specifically made for them. -
The English Civil War was considered a war for many reasons, but for all those reasons, the center of the conflict was the dissatisfaction with the king’s use of power and his economic policies. The result of the Civil War was the execution of King Charles I for Treasoning and the development of a constitutional monarchy in which monarchs power are divided and shared between government bodies, limiting their power. -
The Restoration is commonly known as King Charles I being restored as the king of England, Not only was the king restored, but also bishops were restored to Parliament, establishing a " strict Anglican orthodoxy". This led to the development of Parliament and the establishment of a limited monarchy, re-enforcing the parliamentary consent. -
The glorious revolution helped permanently establish the Parliament as the ruling power of England, moving away from absolute monarchy. One year later, the English Bill of Rights was established by the Parliament for the king which limits their power of establishing taxes or raising an army without the approval of the Parliament. It divided the king's power, to the Parliament, making that they would be the ones to approve these changes, in order to ensure the kings didn't abuse their power.