stuarts KQ5- glorious revolution

main provisions of 1689 bill of rights

• monarchs couldn’t suspend or makes laws without parliament’s consent

• standing armies in peacetime required parliamentary approval

• elections made ‘free’ and parliaments held ‘frequently’

• parliament controls tax and military

impacts of bill of rights

monarchy ruled by parliamentary will not divine right- william and mary offered crown by parliament, so legitimacy came from people’s representatives

limitations of bill of rights

• many clauses restated pre-existing customs

• no clear mechanism to enforce ‘regular and free’ elections

• divine right discredited but royal prerogative remained strong

main provisions of 1701 act of settlement

• succession restricted to protestants