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Petition of Right

Constitutions, Charters and Statutes

The Petition of Right, passed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document setting out specific protections for individuals against the state, reportedly held to be of equal value to Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights 1689. It formed part of a wider conflict between Parliament and the Stuart monarchy that led to the Wars of the Three Kingdoms from 1639 to 1653, ultimately resolved by the Glorious Revolution of 1688 to 1689.

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1628 1
From the Wikidata inception and start time statements (P571, P580).
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1. Wikidata: Petition of Right
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Petition of Right (Wikipedia)
  • In Era: The Early Modern Period, lead paragraph and infobox, date
    Approved on 3 November 1627, the court ordered the five be brought before them for examination.
  • In Group: Constitutions, Charters and Statutes of the Medieval and Early Modern World, 1000 to 1699, Lead
    The Petition of Right, passed on 7 June 1628, is an English constitutional document setting out specific individual protections against the state, reportedly of equal value to Magna Carta and the Bill of Rights 1689.
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