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Stated that no one should be imprisoned except by lawful judgement, no one should be placed on trial without credible witnesses and no one should be denied justice.
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Stated that the Crown is not above the law. Led to Parliament asserting their right to be primary lawmaker during the English Civil War.
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Parliament asserts its rights as primary lawmaker over Charles I's 'divine right' of kings. The violence of the Civil War led to new movements e.g. the Levellers - stated that all men had the same right to elect their government.
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Charles II accepted the Crown, his brother James II was suspected of trying to rule as a tyrant. Led to him being overthrown in the Glorious Revolution.
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James overthrown and Parliament invites William of Orange to become king. Led to Bill of Rights.
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William III agreed to cooperate with Parliament.
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Enfranchised some of middle class
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Two acts which enfranchised more working-class householders.
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Made voting in secret compulsory. This protected people's right to vote in any way they wished.
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Established by Millicent Fawcett to lobby Parliament to give women the right to vote.
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Established by Emmeline Pankhurst. Engaged in more disruptive and violent actions than NUWSS.
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Women worked in war factories and 80,000 served as non-combatants.
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750,000 men killed. Led to Representation of the People Act.
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Men aged 21+ and women aged 30+ who fulfilled a property qualification could vote in general elections. Only 40% of women got the vote.
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Extended the vote to men and women aged 21+.
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Lowered the voting age to 18 in recognition of new opportunities for young people.