<Tr> <Th> Author (s) </Th> <Td> Parliament of England </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Purpose </Th> <Td> Assert the rights of Parliament and the individual, and ensure a Protestant political supremacy </Td> </Tr> <P> The Bill of Rights, also known as the English Bill of Rights, is an Act of the Parliament of England that deals with constitutional matters and sets out certain basic civil rights . It received the Royal Assent on 16 December 1689 and is a restatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presented by the Convention Parliament to William III and Mary II in February 1689, inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England . The Bill of Rights lays down limits on the powers of the monarch and sets out the rights of Parliament, including the requirement for regular parliaments, free elections, and freedom of speech in Parliament . It sets out certain rights of individuals including the prohibition of cruel and unusual punishment and reestablished Protestants to have arms for their defence within the rule of law . Furthermore, the Bill of Rights described and condemned several misdeeds of James II of England . </P> <P> These ideas reflected those of the political thinker John Locke and they quickly became popular in England . It also sets out--or, in the view of its drafters, restates--certain constitutional requirements of the Crown to seek the consent of the people, as represented in Parliament . </P>

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