English Bill of Rights

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Act of Parliament constitutional document legal instrument

The English Bill of Rights is a 1689 act of the English Parliament that limited the powers of the monarchy, affirmed certain civil liberties, and helped establish principles of constitutional government and the rule of law.

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Bill of Rights 1689 33
English Bill of Rights canonical 5
English Bill of Rights of 1689 4

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament ⓘ
constitutional document ⓘ
legal instrument ⓘ
alsoKnownAs English Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form: An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown

English Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
appliesTo subjects of the English Crown ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dateEnacted 1689-12-16 ⓘ
establishedPrinciple freedom of speech in Parliament ⓘ
frequent parliaments should be held ⓘ
independence of the judiciary implied ⓘ
monarch may not levy taxes without grant of Parliament ⓘ
monarch may not suspend laws without consent of Parliament ⓘ
prohibition of cruel and unusual punishments ⓘ
prohibition of excessive bail ⓘ
prohibition of excessive fines ⓘ
right of Protestants to have arms for their defence within the rule of law ⓘ
right to petition the monarch ⓘ
followedBy Act of Settlement 1701 ⓘ
historicalPeriod Glorious Revolution ⓘ
influenced Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form: United States Bill of Rights

constitutional monarchy in the United Kingdom ⓘ
development of liberal democracy ⓘ
human rights law traditions in common law countries ⓘ
inspiredBy English Bill of Rights self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Declaration of Right 1689
jurisdiction England ⓘ
Wales ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalEffect confirmed that the Crown could not maintain a standing army in peacetime without parliamentary consent ⓘ
restricted royal interference in parliamentary elections ⓘ
legalStatus statute ⓘ
legislativeBody Parliament of England ⓘ
limitedPowerOf English monarchy ⓘ
locationSigned London, England ⓘ
surface form: Westminster
mainPurpose to affirm certain rights and liberties of subjects ⓘ
to limit the powers of the monarchy ⓘ
to regulate the succession to the English throne ⓘ
monarchInvolved Mary II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ
partOf United Kingdom constitutional law ⓘ
precededBy Glorious Revolution ⓘ
surface form: Glorious Revolution of 1688
setsOut conditions for accepting William III and Mary II as joint sovereigns ⓘ
strengthenedPowerOf Parliament of England ⓘ
subject civil liberties ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
rule of law ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ
yearEnacted 1689 ⓘ

Referenced by (49)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

United States Constitution → influencedBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
Anne, Queen of Great Britain → causeOfSuccession → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution settlement
Magna Carta → influenced → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
British monarch → furtherDefinedBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
English Bill of Rights → alsoKnownAs → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
English Bill of Rights → alsoKnownAs → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown
English Bill of Rights → inspiredBy → English Bill of Rights self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Declaration of Right 1689
Petition of Right 1628 → influenced → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Stuart period → significantEvent → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Act of Settlement 1701 → predecessorLaw → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Crown in right of the United Kingdom → constitutionalDocumentsInclude → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Glorious Revolution → resultedIn → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Glorious Revolution → legalInstrument → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Declaration of Right 1689
Glorious Revolution → legalInstrument → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Bill of Rights → influencedBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Bill of Rights of 1689
Habeas Corpus Act 1679 → relatedTo → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Queen of Grenada → successionLaw → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Queen of Solomon Islands → successionLaw → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Parliament of England → significantEvent → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
English law → hasKeyStatute → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Virginia Declaration of Rights → precededBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
Queen of New Zealand → successionLaw → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Declaration of Rights → inspiredBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
subject surface form: Declaration of Rights (Massachusetts)
this entity surface form: English Bill of Rights of 1689
Petition Clause → historicalInfluence → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Bill of Rights of 1689
British monarchy → successionLaw → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Declaration of Indulgence → repealedBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Succession to the Crown Act 2013 → amends → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Bloodless Revolution → hasEffect → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Bloodless Revolution → legalDocument → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Toleration Act 1689 → relatedTo → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
The Immortal Seven → relatedTo → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
English Whigs → supportedDocument → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) → relatedTo → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689 (England and Wales)
His Majesty's Declaration of Abdication Act 1936 → relatedLegislation → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution → inspiredBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: English Bill of Rights of 1689
House of Commons of England → associatedWithLegalInstrument → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
United Kingdom Acts of Parliament → includesNotableExample → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Constitution of the United Kingdom → includes → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
King of England → constitutionalDocument → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Virginia Constitution of 1776 → influencedBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
Royal Succession Act 2013 (New Zealand) → relatedTo → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1688 (as applied in New Zealand)
Convention Parliament of 1689 → significantAct → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Declaration for Liberty of Conscience → followedBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Declaration of Right → followedBy → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Declaration of Right → relatedTo → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Declaration of Right → partOf → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: English constitutional settlement of 1689
contributed to invitation to William of Orange → hasOutcome → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Mutiny Act → relatedTo → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689
Legal history of the United Kingdom → includesEvent → English Bill of Rights ⓘ
this entity surface form: Bill of Rights 1689