British friends, I have a question about your history

[Chicago526]

I'm really, really bored today.

I don't know why I started to think about this, but I was just wondering.

At what point in your history, did your kings lose power? In the "good ol' days" they ruled the country and could do anything they wanted, but obviously not anymore. When and why did this change?

 

[Free4Life11]

Hmm, good question! I have no idea and would like to know as well

 

[Puffy2]

I'd also have a question about their ancient history - I know that the Roman went into Britian, but who was in Britian before that? Can anyone give a brief history on the people of the area during ancient times?

 

[Laura]

Not from the UK, but an Anglophile. Lots of changes happened to the king's power in 17th century England: the Civil War, the execution of King Charles I, the later restoration of the monarchy, etc. The Bill of Rights established authority of Parliament over the monarchy.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_Bill_of_Rights
I should add that parliamentary supremacy didn't happen overnight; it was a gradual thing.

Ancient Britain info is found here:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Britain

 

[JennyMominRI]

It was a very gradual loss of power argueably starting with King John and the Magna Carta and going on down..Parliament really put a dent in things though.

 

[SnowAngel]

It was a very gradual loss of power argueably starting with King John and the Magna Carta and going on down..Parliament really put a dent in things though.

Ditto in 1215 the Magna Carter is one of the first to start the loss of absolute power of Kings.

http://www.britannia.com/history/magna2.html
King John wasn't a pouplar King (I'm sure everyone's heard of King John as in Robin Hood's King John) and his Barons worked to remove his control. As time went on, it saw gradual loss of the King or Queen's power.

Conformatio Cartarum, 1297
Document written in the reign of Edward I, confirming the principles of Magna Carta.

Petition of Right 1628
Important document setting out the rights and liberties of the common English subject.
http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/petition.html

The Bill of Rights established parliment's power over the monarcy.
The document confirming the principles of "The Glorious Revolution" of 1688, including free speech, parliamentary supremacy and Protestant succession.
http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/rights.html

As you can see I love history

 

[JennyMominRI]

Ditto in 1215 the Magna Carter is one of the first to start the loss of absolute power of Kings.

http://www.britannia.com/history/magna2.html
King John wasn't a pouplar King (I'm sure everyone's heard of King John as in Robin Hood's King John) and his Barons worked to remove his control. As time went on, it saw gradual loss of the King or Queen's power.

Conformatio Cartarum, 1297
Document written in the reign of Edward I, confirming the principles of Magna Carta.

Petition of Right 1628
Important document setting out the rights and liberties of the common English subject.
http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/petition.html

The Bill of Rights established parliment's power over the monarcy.
The document confirming the principles of "The Glorious Revolution" of 1688, including free speech, parliamentary supremacy and Protestant succession.
http://www.britannia.com/history/docs/rights.html

As you can see I love history

Have you read any Sharon Kay Penman?