Evaluate and summarize how the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in England. Include evidence from the text.
Read first-In November 1688, William set sail from the Netherlands with a Protestant army of Dutch, English, Scottish, and French troops. When he landed in the south of England, he sent his ships home, confident that the English people would welcome him and that James would refuse to fight. He was right. Soon after William's army began to march on London, James fled to France.With almost no bloodshed, the will of Parliament prevailed. That was a dramatic lesson. From this time on, Parliament claimed the right to limit the power of the monarchy, and to have the final say about who could sit on the throne of England. The English people called the bloodless overthrow of King James II the Glorious Revolution.
Evaluate and summarize how the Glorious Revolution and the English Bill of Rights led to the establishment of a constitutional monarchy in England. Include evidence from the text.
The 'Glorious Revolution' happened in the year 1688. It led to the removal of the ruling monarch in England and was substituted by a new ruler. The English Bill of Rights came in the year 1689 , that placed the Parliament in an important rule making position in England.
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