English Bill Of Rights In The 17th Century

The English Bill of Rights was passed by parliament in December of 1689. It refers to the British Law that the Parliament of Great Britain, declaring the liberties and rights of the citizens while setting a succession in Mary II and William II following the 1688’s Glorious Revolution during which deposition of James II took place. It enumerates certain rights to which common people and permanent residents of the constitutional monarch were thought to be entitled in the late 17th century. The Bill of Rights is the English precursor to the Constitution, the petition of right and the Magna Carta. It limited the English sovereign power because King William and Queen Mary accepted it as a condition that dictated their rule. The bill inserted certain