What is the English Bill of Rights?
Untold History
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0:02 foreign ERS are famous around the world for many things
0:12 like the double decker bus castles Shakespeare The Beatles and their fondness for a nice cup of tea
0:22 but it's probably a document that was written in England in the 17th century that's had one of the biggest impacts on your life
0:30 to learn more let's go way back to 1689 King James II had just been dethroned for abusing his power as king Parliament wanted to make sure future rulers
0:40 wouldn't do the same so they made a deal William III and his wife Mary II could become king and queen if they signed the English Bill of Rights
0:52 the document limited the control of the English Monarchy and gave more power to the people based on the radical teachings of
1:00 English political philosopher John Locke the English Bill of Rights included a whole new set of Rights and Liberties that made England more democratic and
1:08 free for example it authorized free elections gave members of parliament the right to speak their minds and protected them
1:18 from cruel and unusual punishments today we take those kinds of Rights for granted as U.S citizens although we shouldn't
1:26 but back then they were a big deal because they went against hundreds of years of English History now all of a sudden it was the people who had the
1:36 power to decide their own future not the king or queen the English Bill of Rights was the first document of its kind to be written down
1:44 and years later it influenced the framers of the U.S Constitution outlining the Liberties and rights we have as Citizens
1:54 what rights can you think of that the constitution guarantees