William Orange III16 December 1689
Gives royal assent with Mary II to the Bill of Rights
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Gives royal assent with Mary II to the Bill of Rights
Gives royal assent with William III to the Bill of Rights
The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not punish members of either House of Parliament for anything said during debates, require excessive bail or inflict cruel or unusual punishments
The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not raise a standing army during peacetime without Parliamentary consent, deny the right to bear arms to Protestant subjects or unduly interfere with Parliamentary elections.
The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not suspend laws passed by Parliament, levy taxes without Parliamentary consent or infringe the right to petition.
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