The Bill of Rights, one of the…
1684 CE to 1827 CE
The Act, which restates and confirms many provisions of the earlier Declaration of Right, establishes restrictions on the royal prerogative.
It provides, among other things, that the Sovereign cannot suspend laws passed by Parliament, levy taxes without parliamentary consent, infringe the right to petition, raise a standing army during peacetime without parliamentary consent, deny the right to bear arms to Protestant subjects, unduly interfere with parliamentary elections, punish members of either House of Parliament for anything said during debates, require excessive bail, or inflict cruel and unusual punishments.
William is opposed to the imposition of such constraints, but he chooses not to engage in a conflict with Parliament and agrees to abide by the statute.
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