Constitutional Monarch had its origins when King John was
compelled to sign the Magna Carta that protected the barons from abusive of
power from the king. Later during the
rise of Parliament, they presented the Bill of Rights that laid down a list of
rights of individuals that further limited the power of the nobility. When the English Civil War ended, the
monarchy was restored but so as not to anger parliament, constitutional
monarchy was establish that gave more power to the parliament than the king.
