... England was only an advisory body and was not summonsed on a regular basis16. It was not until the 17th century that parliament overthrew the King, and Dutch Prince William of Orange and his wife Mary were invited to take the throne on the condition they ruled according to the statute known as the Bill of Rights17. It was this Bill that ... ...

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... that the Monarch could neither suspend of dispense with laws (art 1,2). In tandem with the creation of this new form of government a new executive, Prince William and Prince Mary of Orange, was invited to take the British throne. The Magna Carta represented the first attempt to enforce the rule of law in Britain, however the unstable political climate during and following ... ...

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