The 1689 document that guaranteed English citizens the right to petition the monarch is known as?
a. The petition of right
b. the manga carta
c. English Bill of Rights
d. The Declaration of Independence
This document was known as the "c. English Bill of Rights" and was one of the first documents of its kind to give specific and explicit rights to the people at the hands of the monarch.
The English Bill of Rights – this 1689 document guaranteed further rights to citizens such as the right to speak freely and the right to petition the monarch.
