AS6-4/The most important events in leading up to the creation of a limited monarchy in England
By asmith013108
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The Magna Carta was the first major written limitation of royal power. It declared that no king was above the law and showed the first instance of a king reducing their own power. -
Parliament forced Charles I to pass the Petition of Right to secure their own power and check his. They ensured that the king could not encroach on their power of the purse, protected legal rights, and forbade quartering soldiers. This is an instance of Parliament forcing the monarchy to reduce power. -
For 11 years, Charles dissolved Parliament and ruled by himself. This spread anti-monarch sentiments and exacerbated the conflict between those who believed in the divine right and those who did not. It also set the stage for the English Civil War, which changed the monarchy forever. -
Fought between the Cavaliers of the Monarchy and the Roundheads of Parliament, the English Civil War ended with the end of the monarchy in England (for the time being). It stoked the fires of conflict between factions and led to the limited monarchy in the long run. -
Charles I was executed after a special trial that found him guilty of treason against the English people. This was an instance of Parliament enacting the law against the king, whether just or not. Parliament held the king accountable to the people and treated him under common law. -
Excluded those who would swear an oath against the belief of transubstantiation from holding office (core Roman Catholic belief). Illustrated Parliament's continuing control over religion against the heir James I, who was Catholic. -
Agreed to by William and Mary in exchange for Parliamentarian support. This reduced the scope of the monarchy and guaranteed rights to citizens such as petition, due process, and freedom from cruel and unusual punishment. This was another example of the monarchy voluntarily giving up some of its power.