<P> In the Kingdom of England , the Glorious Revolution of 1688 led to a constitutional monarchy restricted by laws such as the Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 , although limits on the power of the monarch ( ' a limited monarchy ' ) are much older than that ( see Magna Carta ) . At the same time , in Scotland the Convention of Estates enacted the Claim of Right Act 1689 , which placed similar limits on the Scottish monarchy . </P>
<P> In the Kingdom of England , the Glorious Revolution of 1688 led to a constitutional monarchy restricted by laws such as the Bill of Rights 1689 and the Act of Settlement 1701 , although limits on the power of the monarch ( ' a limited monarchy ' ) are much older than that ( see Magna Carta ) . At the same time , in Scotland the Convention of Estates enacted the Claim of Right Act 1689 , which placed similar limits on the Scottish monarchy . </P>
when did england change to a constitutional monarchy
when did england change to a constitutional monarchy
1688
1688