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Magna Carta was the first document forced onto a King of England by a group of his subjects, the feudal barons, in an attempt to limit his powers by law and protect their privileges
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A list of rules written while on the Mayflower
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features of a written constitution, and is considered by some as the first written Constitution in the Western tradition,
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An act to overthrow of King James II of England
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It lays down limits on the powers of the crown and sets out the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament, the requirement to regular elections to Parliament and the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution
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a French social commentator and political thinker who lived during the Enlightenment. He is famous for his articulation of the theory of separation of powers
