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The Glorious Revolution - Now Over

The Glorious Revolution began modern English parliamentary democracy: never again would the monarch hold absolute power, and the Bill of Rights became one of the most important documents in the political history of Britain.

We used to be so proud of it, what ever happened? The advances of liberty enshrined in it are being dismantled and the Catholic inspired absolute rulers in Europe are regaining the powers of the Jacobite Monarchs.

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