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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta is sealed
Often referred to as a "Great charter," this treaty was initially a temporary peace treaty that ende the nobility revolts against King John. This was the first written document that challenge absolute power in any form. The idea stated that the King's power was not arbitrary and that all English people had certain liberties that could not be infringed upon.
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Nov 1, 1534
Act of Supremacy 1534
Initially documented by Henry the 8th, the document promised the king all the power over religious and national affairs. Partially showed the peak days of absolute monarchy -
Jul 28, 1540
Thomas Cromwell's rises to his occasion
One of the strongest and most influential reformers at the time, Thomas Cromwell’s death and the after effect on King Henry’s regime illustrate that the power of absolute monarchy had fallen apart. Even King Henry admitted that it was his mistake to have executed Cromwell.
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Queen Elizabeth the first and the Act of Supremacy
The Act of Supremacy was supposed to give the absolute power over both the political and religious affairs according to the written document. However, because of the existence of the parliament and the lack of support from the Catholics, the Queen always had to weigh decisions between the favor of the nobles and the people in reality -
Oliver Cromwell and the English Civil War
This was a conflict between the Parlimentarians and the Royalists who had devout faith in their king. The war ended in 1651 with Parliamentarian victory, and England became a republican Commonweath under Cromwell.
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Glorious Revolution
The accession of William and Mary to the throne in a "bloodless revolution" against the commonwealth government. Temporary return to the monarchy, but tension exists. Bill of Rights is written the following year. (1689) -
English Bill of Rights
After the Glorious Revolution, Parliament came up with a bill that dictated that the monarch must have parliamentary consent before imposing taxes or laws and that Parliament must meet regularly, among other points, which created a balance of power between the legislative representative body and the monarch.
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/English_Bill_of_Rights
