The effects of The Glorious Revolution

The effects of The Glorious Revolution 

During the Glorious Revolution in 1688 when the parliament regained control putting Mary the daughter of James the II on the throne who was the niece of Charles the II. The shift in power was named the Glorious Revolution because there was no bloodshed. Mary and her husband William the III passed the English Bill of Rights, they also agreed before they were crowned that Parliament was the lawmaking body in England not the king. This ensured that the crown would never gain too much power. Years later John Locke based his philosophy of this, showing numerous similarities. It's obvious where he drew his concepts from, according to Locke the king did not and should not hold absolute power. On the contrary Hobbes thought otherwise. Yet you can clearly see how both Locke's and Hobbes philosophies were affected by the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution.