Conquer the Great History Challenge 2026 – Unleash Your Inner Historian!

The main idea being tested is how the English Bill of Rights reshaped royal power by putting legal limits on the crown and confirming Parliament’s authority. After the Glorious Revolution, William and Mary accepted restrictions such as no levying taxes without Parliament’s consent, regular elections, freedom of speech within Parliament, and protection from cruel punishment. These provisions show the monarchy operating within the law rather than ruling by prerogative, which is the defining feature of a limited or constitutional monarchy. An absolute monarchy would keep unchecked royal power, a republic would replace the monarchy with elected officials in place of a monarch, and a military dictatorship centers power in the hands of the military. So the English Bill of Rights supported a limited monarchy.