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Jun 15, 1215
Magna Carta
The Magna Carter was a document brought forward by a group of barons at the battlefield of Runnymede, which forced King John to accept limits to his monarchy and brought up important concepts like trial by jury. An adaption of the document became law during the reign of Edward III. image source: -
Oct 24, 1534
Henry Breaks from the Catholic Church
Religion played a large role in the discision for a limited monarchy in England. The nature of the Anglican CHurch which Henry VIII founded caused a lot of disagreement between parliament and the king. Worry over JamesII's Catholic leanings inspired England to bring William and Mary in to rule as a limited monarchy.
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James I Becomes King of England
When James I became king of England, he brought with him his strong view that kings have a divine right to rule. He avoided the parliament and it became suspicious of him because of his religious views. The tensions between the king and the parliament began to build.
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the Petition of Right
In 1689, parliament refused to grant Charles I new funds until he agreed to the requests in the Petition of Right. The petition laid out the rights and liberties which English freemen legally had and accused Charles of trespassing those rights by quartering soildiers in peoples homes and forcing taxes that had not been consented to by parliament.
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Distraint of Knighthood Tax
In an attempt to rule without the parliament Charles I was forced to think up creative ways to fund his government. His "Distraint of Knihthood" tax and other taxes were very unpopular and were accused of being unlawful, since English citizens had the right to refuse to pay taxes that were not okayed by parliament.
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Commonwealth of England Established
Although the English Commonwealth was not a good attempt at a republic, its radical steps to entirely doing away with the king showed that citizens were able to overthrow their monarchies. The commonwealth brought up many questions about the king's role and his relationship to his subjects and their rights.
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James II's Declaration of Indulgence
James II's Declaration of Indulgence and other atcs as king like the repealing of the Test Act made him unpopular with parliment. So much so that parliament took the intiative to find itself a monarch which it liked. Image Source:
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