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Magna Carta. In the 13th century the barons tried to limit the power of the king (King John of England, the usurper brother of Richard the Lionheart) and forced him the sign the above-mentioned document, laying the foundations of the first parliamentary (or constitutional) monarchy.

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Q: Why did England move in the direction of a parliamentary government while most countries on the continent embraced absolutism?
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