It all comes back to the 17th century really. At the start, a king who believes in the absolute divine right of kings, who calls parliament as he requires. At the end, a parliament and independent judiciary at the centre of the constitution.
It all comes back to the 17th century really. At the start, a king who believes in the absolute divine right of kings, who calls parliament as he requires. At the end, a parliament and independent judiciary at the centre of the constitution.
One very minor correction:
William of Orange was not “the most protestant king of the Netherlands”.
He was the Stadtholder.
fair point – I was going for a rhetorical flourish, in apposition to most Catholic monarchs. I’ll keep my rhetorical flourishes under control…