Parliament of the United Kingdom/Timelines
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- 1215 Magna Carta[1][2] (1215) - the founding document of the British Constitution.
- 1295 The Model Parliament[3]
- 1429 The Franchise Act [4] - restricted voting in elections to freeholders of land worth more than 40 shillings.
- 1641 Parliament's "Grand Remonstrance"[5] [6] is rejected by the King.
- 1642 Parliament's "Nineteen Propositions"[7] ultimatum is rejected by the King.
- 1649 The Agreement of the People[8] - the demand by the Levellers for rule by a representative assembly elected by universal male suffrage.
- 1688 "The Glorious Revolution" and Bill of Rights [9] - severely limit the power of the king over Parliament.