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Created page with ""They accepted a Declaration of Rights (1689) published by the Parliament": tricky. When they were made monarchs, the Declaration of Rights was still a Bill of Rights. And William and Mary did not formally have to sign the document or swear on it to become joint rulers. In order to become law, it is not enough that Parliament publishes a declaration. It has to go through the process shaped by the institution of the "Crown in Parliament": Majority vote in the House of..." |
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"They accepted a [[Declaration of Rights (1689)]] published by the Parliament": tricky. | "They accepted a [[Declaration of Rights (1689)]] published by the Parliament": tricky. William and Mary did not formally have to sign the document or swear on it to become joint rulers. In order to become law, it is not enough that Parliament publishes a declaration. It has to go through the process shaped by the institution of the "Crown in Parliament": Majority vote in the House of Commons; majority vote in the House of Lords; signature by the monarch(s). Please revise and reformulate. | ||
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"They accepted a Declaration of Rights (1689) published by the Parliament": tricky. William and Mary did not formally have to sign the document or swear on it to become joint rulers. In order to become law, it is not enough that Parliament publishes a declaration. It has to go through the process shaped by the institution of the "Crown in Parliament": Majority vote in the House of Commons; majority vote in the House of Lords; signature by the monarch(s). Please revise and reformulate.