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The Magna Carta was very important because of how King John had been forced to sign the Magna Carta which meant that the power of the king was finally restricted. This meant that there was now a limited Monarchy and no longer absolute power. It was a document in which truly cemented this belief, and that the king did not have absolute power.
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The Model Parliament was what King Edward I had made a plan of and had consisted of a Parliament in which had many different people, not just nobles and the clergy which was different. The connection was that it showed a new era, a era in which had consisted that everyone had a voice not just the people higher in the social ladder.
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During this period of time, the Parliament had decided that the King could NOT fluctuate the taxes without the Parliament agreeing. This had gave less power to the King and more to the people, which had ultimately connected to the idea of not an Absolute Monarchy.
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The English Civil War was very important in this situation, considering the idea that the war was between the King and the people. The people had eventually overthrew and executed the King, which showed how the people should always be considered because it could end bad for the king eventually, like Charles I. It showed that the King had to admit when they made a mistake, because it wouldn't end well for them.
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After the Civil War, England had created a republic under the rule of Oliver Cromwell. This is important as it showed that England didn't NEED to be a monarchy, and had functioned without being a monarchy. This was an experimental period in time where England had tried to see what was the best for the nation, and realized that this wasn't the best because it had eventually became an authoritarian government. This period of time just showed that an Absolute Monarchy was NOTthe only choice at all.
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After the death of Oliver Cromwell, King Charles II had came back into power and restored the monarchy. Moreover, the Parliament still had a solid amount of power, meaning it was a balance between the monarchy and the Republic of Cromwell's government. It showed that the King could work with the Parliament together.
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The King James II had been overthrown, which he was replaced by William and Mary who were the new monarchs. The English Bill of Rights had been accepted and was now in effect, and it had limited power of the monarchs, as well as had created the Parliament as a vital part of the government. Ultimately, this has finally established the famous limited Monarchy, where both the royalty and the Parliament both had an equal amount of power in the English government.