How did england evolve from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy?
The British monarchy is considered the oldest of modern constitutional monarchies, and the model for this form of government in the English-speaking world. A constitutional monarchy was able to form in the United Kingdom across different periods of history for a complex combination of reasons: sometimes due to a lack of strong leadership, and at other times due to strong leaders short of funding, who needed to raise money to prosecute wars, and needed to address public grievances to ensure this money was forthcoming. Historically, the English were divided on the question of the origins and justification for monarchy, but the Continental and Scottish belief in the “Divine Right of Kings” gradually gave ground to modern social-contract philosophy. The Magna Carta in 1215 is considered the first codification of the monarchy as a contract among territorial chiefs. In the 17th century, the Stuart dynasty’s attempts to import the doctrine of “Divine Right” from Scotland, caused the English t
