The beginning of constitutional monarchy

Study note

The laws passed after the Glorious Revolution marked the start of what is called constitutional monarchy. The monarch stayed important but could no longer insist on policies that Parliament did not support. Parliament also decided who could be monarch and ruled that the king or queen had to be a Protestant. A new Parliament had to be elected regularly.

Memory tip: Constitutional monarchy: the king reigns but cannot overrule Parliament; the monarch must be Protestant.