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Its principle contents were: | Its principle contents were: | ||
* a declaration by the Commons and the Lords commencing with a list of the misdeeds of James II; | * a declaration by the Commons and the Lords commencing with a list of the misdeeds of James II; | ||
* the Thirteen Articles defining the limitations of the Crown and confirming the rights of Parliament and the individual; | * [[/Addendum#The Thirteen Articles|the Thirteen Articles]] defining the limitations of the Crown and confirming the rights of Parliament and the individual; | ||
* a confirmation of the accession of William and Mary to the Throne and a definition of the succession. | * a confirmation of the accession of William and Mary to the Throne and a definition of the succession. | ||
Revision as of 11:39, 21 February 2012
The Bill of Rights was an historic statute that emerged from the Glorious Revolution of 1688-89, which culminated in the exile of King James II and the accession to the throne of William of Orange and Mary. Its intentions were: to depose James II for misgovernment; to determine the succession to the Throne; to curb future arbitrary behaviour of the monarch; and to guarantee parliament’s powers vis a vis the Crown, thereby establishing a constitutional monarchy. Its principle contents were:
- a declaration by the Commons and the Lords commencing with a list of the misdeeds of James II;
- the Thirteen Articles defining the limitations of the Crown and confirming the rights of Parliament and the individual;
- a confirmation of the accession of William and Mary to the Throne and a definition of the succession.