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William and Mary
parliaments
parlt more power???
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revolution didnt create a
parliamentary
democracy
but moved towards it `
William
needed funds for war resulting in
parliament
gaining more control of government finance
political necessity forced crown to appoint men he hated - refused to speak to
Wharton
of the
whig
junto
king
forced to reduce army size due to
parliament
deciding to
parliament
could now control some areas of
royal prerogative
such as
ministers
appointment and
army control
triennial
act would have been possible without
bill of rights
monarch
couldn't interfere with
elections
financial settlement forced
William
to be dependent on parliament
bill of rights
made sure abuse of power wouldn't be repeated
many
MPs
wanted to be in court which made
William
have the upper hand
much of royal
prerogative
was left intact with power to declare war , dissolve
parliament
civil list act
, parliament decided to grant William
£700 000
a year for life for salaries of diplomats and judges and household expenses