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A very important document stating that everyone, including royalty, is subject to the law. It also guaranteed rights to individual citizens, justice, and a just trial.
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During the war, supporters of Parliament (the English Government) were placed against supporters of the Monarchy. Essentially, it put the people who supported the government with more power against the people who wanted the English royalty to have more power.
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Though it incorporates three total events (Trial and Execution of Charles I, the exile of Charles II, and the overall replacement), it was the general outcome of the English Civil War. Supporters of Charles I was the supporters of the Monarchy. Due to his execution, the supporters of the Monarchy lost, which lost some of its power as now their King was no longer around to support the monarchy rather than Parliament.
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King Charles I was decapitated for treason. He tried to excessively use his power as King and was beheaded for doing so. It shows the deteriorating acceptance for abuse of a Monarchy's power in England.
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The Glorious Revolution was a time in England when James II stepped down and left England and William and Mary ascended to the throne. It led to the overall establishment of a country that limited the power from the Monarchy and accepted the power from its government: Parliament. It's covered why in the next two events in further detail.
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William and Mary take the throne at the end of the Glorious Revolution. This limited the monarchy's power as they accepted the English Bill of Rights, which gives its citizens rights and protection from the government and royalty. Them taking the throne showed that the monarchy was fine with its limited power and that the real power should be placed in Parliament.
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This incredibly important document created a constitutional monarchy in England. This means that monarchies cannot rule without the consent of Parliament, which severely limits their power.
