WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Overall both the Magna Carta and the English Bill of Rights were designed due to controversial situations in England, both were a rebellion against British monarch, where it minimized the monarchy’s power, although in different degrees, and both documents served to give power and distinctive rights to people.

Detailed explanation-2: -William and Mary agreed to sign the English Bill of Rights, which outlined specific constitutional and civil rights and ultimately gave Parliament power over the monarchy, creating a constitutional monarchy. Under the Act of Settlement in 1701, the throne would return to the Protestant descendants of James I.

Detailed explanation-3: -Magna Carta was issued in June 1215 and was the first document to put into writing the principle that the king and his government was not above the law. It sought to prevent the king from exploiting his power, and placed limits of royal authority by establishing law as a power in itself.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Bill firmly established the principles of frequent parliaments, free elections and freedom of speech within Parliament – known today as Parliamentary Privilege.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Parliament then went on to pass the English Bill of Rights in 1689 which, like Magna Carta, laid out rules restricting the power of the monarch and protecting the individual rights of the people.