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Fundamental Laws of England
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Fundamental Laws of England
In the 1760s
William Blackstone
described the
Fundamental Laws of England
in
Commentaries on the Laws of England
, Book the First – Chapter the First : Of the Absolute Rights of Individuals
as "the absolute
rights of every Englishman
" and traced their basis and evolution as follows:
Magna Carta
between
King John
and his barons in 1215
confirmation of Magna Carta by
King Henry III
to
Parliament
in 1216, 1217, and 1225
Confirmatio Cartarum
(
Confirmation of Charters
) 1253
a multitude of subsequent corroborating statutes, from
King Edward I
to
King Henry IV
the
Petition of Right
, a parliamentary declaration in 1628 of the liberties of the people, assented to by
King Charles I
more concessions made by King Charles I to his Parliament
many laws, particularly the
Habeas Corpus Act 1679
, passed under
King Charles II
the
Bill of Rights 1689
assented to by
King William III
and
Queen Mary II
the
Act of Settlement 1701
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