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The English Bill of Rights was clearly a precursor to our US Bill of Rights.
Published: Tuesday, July 5th, 2011 @ 12:35 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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Responding to abusive detention of persons without legal authority, public pressure on the English Parliament caused them to adopt this act, which established a critical right that was later written into the Constitution for the United States.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 @ 7:39 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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The Petition of Right of 1628 is a statement of the objectives of the 1628 English legal reform movement that led to the Civil War and deposing of Charles I in 1649.
Published: Sunday, July 3rd, 2011 @ 12:22 pm
By: Diane Rufino
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