jan 1, 1689 - The Bill of Rights

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Q: What did the “Bill of Rights” confirm?
Q: The Bill of Rights confirmed the rights of Parliament and the limits of the King’s power?
Q: Whose powers were increased by the Bill of Rights of 1689?

The Bill of Rights, 1689, confirmed the rights of Parliament and the limits of the king’s power. Parliament took control of who could be monarch and declared that the king or queen must be a Protestant. A new Parliament had to be elected at least every three years (later this became seven years and now it is five years). Every year the monarch had to ask Parliament to renew funding for the army and the navy.

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