The Declaration of Rights, 1689
By: Lois G. Schwoerer.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 1981
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 391
Subjects: Great Britain. Parliament; Great Britain; Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1660-1688
Description: "The Bill of Rights is an Act of the Parliament of England passed on 16 December 1689. It was a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William and Mary in March 1689 (or 1688 by Old Style dating), inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England. It lays down limits on the powers of the crown and sets out the rights of Parliament and rules for freedom of speech in Parliament, the requirement to regular elections to Parliament and the right to petition the monarch without fear of retribution."--Wikipedia.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 369-379.
Includes index.