The Crown Versus Parliament: How Power Shifted in Britain

From the medieval claim of divine right to the 1689 Bill of Rights, this episode traces the gradual transfer of authority from a sovereign king to an elected House of Commons. It examines key moments—Magna Carta, the Wars of the Three Kingdoms and the execution of Charles I—and how those events cemented parliamentary consent as a constitutional norm. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices