KnowraBill of Rights 1689Linked fromLinked fromThe 40 pages that link to Bill of Rights 1689, each with the reason it gives.All 40Broader topic 12Related 26Compared with 2Constitutional monarchyBroader topic: It gave legal form to limits on the monarch’s governing authority.ConstitutionalismBroader topic: It established concrete legal restraints on monarchical authority.Glorious RevolutionBroader topic: It codified key limits on the Crown after William and Mary took power.Divine right of kingsBroader topic: It codified constraints incompatible with unchecked divine-right monarchy.Royal prerogativeBroader topic: It expressly rejected royal powers to suspend or dispense with laws without Parliament's consent.Parliamentary sovereigntyBroader topic: It established statutory terms for Parliament’s authority over the Crown.Fundamental rightsBroader topic: It is an influential historical example of rights guarantees tied to political institutions.Convention ParliamentBroader topic: The Convention Parliament's settlement was given statutory force through this act.Individual rightsBroader topic: It helped establish a model of enumerated protections against government power.Civil and political rightsBroader topic: It helped establish constitutional limits on state power that later rights instruments developed.Constitution of the United KingdomBroader topic: It established enduring limits on the Crown and protections for Parliament.History of human rightsBroader topic: It helped turn protections against arbitrary rule into constitutional guarantees.