WORLD HISTORY

NATIONALISM IN EUROPE

EUROPEAN NATION STATES

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
The first English document to limit the power of a monarch was the-
A
Petition of Right
B
Bill of Rights
C
Great Compromise
D
Magna Carta
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -In 1689, Parliament passed the English Bill of Rights, which, like Magna Carta, established regulations limiting the monarch’s power and safeguarding the people’s individual rights. The Bill was a turning point in British political history since it limited the monarch’s authority while establishing Parliament’s rights.

Detailed explanation-2: -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-3: -The Magna Carta (“Great Charter”) is a document guaranteeing English political liberties that was drafted at Runnymede, a meadow by the River Thames, and signed by King John on June 15, 1215, under pressure from his rebellious barons.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Magna Carta was the start to it all and influenced all the other documents. It was the first ever one and it was very important because without it we may not have any of the other documents.

Detailed explanation-5: -Following a revolt by the English nobility against his rule, King John puts his royal seal on Magna Carta, or “the Great Charter, ” on June 15, 1215.

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