THE CONSITUTIOTHE CONSTITUTION
The UK has a
Constitution that was set-up over a thousand years ago and started by King
Alfred the Great who was born in 841. He hard a life fighting against the Danes
but gave unswerving loyalty to the Crown. In 871 he became the King of Wessex
and soon had to contend with fighting the Vikings. He defeated the Vikings and
established his kingdom. He protected his kingdom with fortified towns, built a
strong navy to defeat the Vikings at sea and started the concept of 'national
service'. Half of all the men were in arms whilst the other half were working
the land and then he would reverse it and have the men swap-over. That way all
men were able to fight when called on to do so.
Alfred created a
set of laws which he called 'The Dome' made up of all the best laws of each of
the smaller kingdoms he ruled over. These laws were approved by the people. When
the country became united under Alfred's grandson Athelstan, Alfred's law was
maintained as the law for the whole kingdom.
At that time the
Roman Catholic Church was the major Christian church and it was ruled by the
pope. The pope believed that he had the right to make or break kings and
establish archbishops to act for him in Christian countries. Alfred begged to
differ! Her would not be told by the pope who should or shouldn't be his
archbishop. Alfred sent the pope's choice back to Rome saying that: 'he was
elected King by the English and would do what was in their best
interest'.
Over the course of
history various incidents happened that threatened the security of this nation
and its people. Some were threats from within the Kingdom and some without. This
is a simplified order of the creation of our Constitution.
841 The birth of
Alfred the Great who went on to produce The Legal Codes of Alfred
1066 William the Conqueror defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. William chose to maintain the laws that Alfred had set-up
1100 Charter of Liberties. Henry I believed he could rule by divine right. However the Barons forced him to issue the Charter of Liberties which was a restatement of Alfred's Laws.
1215 Magna Carta. In 1213 King John was a very bad King. He used foreign mercenaries to suppress the people. (This is what would happen if David Cameron privatised the police force.) He also enraged the Barons and fearful for his own life handed England over to the Papal Legate and then was given it back to rule as a vassal king to the Pope for a payment of 1000 marks a year. The Barons and thousands of Freemen of England forced King John to sign the Magna Carta which again was a restatement of Alfred's Laws. This Charta can only be undone by the 'Estates of England which comprises of the King, the Barons and the Freeman of England meeting again.
1351 The Statute of Treason, Provisors and Praemunire. These were anti-papal laws issued by King Edward III designed to keep foreign interference out of England. (This law was violated when Edward Heath signed the UK up to the EEC.)
1392 Statute of Paemunire (Illegally repealed in 1967 therefore allowing the Government by placing the Courts under the dominion of the European Courts.)
1559 The Act of Supremacy. This act contained an Oath, part of which states, 'No Foreign Prince, Person, State or Potentate, Hath or ought to have any Power, Jurisdiction, Superiority, or Authority Ecclesiastical or Spiritual in this Realm'.
1628 Petition of Right. This was presented to King Charles I and stated that they wanted his assurance that he would preserve their rights as a restatement of Alfred's Laws. This annoyed the King and he said that they should take his 'royal word' on it. Parliament would have none of this.
1641 The Grand Remonstrance. This was a request to get King Charles I to rule according to the law. He refused and was then tried for treason and executed. James II attempted to re-Catholicise the country and was told by Parliament that he was acting illegally. In retaliation he dissolved parliament and when the pressure was on he escaped to France.
1066 William the Conqueror defeated King Harold at the Battle of Hastings. William chose to maintain the laws that Alfred had set-up
1100 Charter of Liberties. Henry I believed he could rule by divine right. However the Barons forced him to issue the Charter of Liberties which was a restatement of Alfred's Laws.
1215 Magna Carta. In 1213 King John was a very bad King. He used foreign mercenaries to suppress the people. (This is what would happen if David Cameron privatised the police force.) He also enraged the Barons and fearful for his own life handed England over to the Papal Legate and then was given it back to rule as a vassal king to the Pope for a payment of 1000 marks a year. The Barons and thousands of Freemen of England forced King John to sign the Magna Carta which again was a restatement of Alfred's Laws. This Charta can only be undone by the 'Estates of England which comprises of the King, the Barons and the Freeman of England meeting again.
1351 The Statute of Treason, Provisors and Praemunire. These were anti-papal laws issued by King Edward III designed to keep foreign interference out of England. (This law was violated when Edward Heath signed the UK up to the EEC.)
1392 Statute of Paemunire (Illegally repealed in 1967 therefore allowing the Government by placing the Courts under the dominion of the European Courts.)
1559 The Act of Supremacy. This act contained an Oath, part of which states, 'No Foreign Prince, Person, State or Potentate, Hath or ought to have any Power, Jurisdiction, Superiority, or Authority Ecclesiastical or Spiritual in this Realm'.
1628 Petition of Right. This was presented to King Charles I and stated that they wanted his assurance that he would preserve their rights as a restatement of Alfred's Laws. This annoyed the King and he said that they should take his 'royal word' on it. Parliament would have none of this.
1641 The Grand Remonstrance. This was a request to get King Charles I to rule according to the law. He refused and was then tried for treason and executed. James II attempted to re-Catholicise the country and was told by Parliament that he was acting illegally. In retaliation he dissolved parliament and when the pressure was on he escaped to France.
This left England
without a King.
1689 The Bill of Rights. This came about when the crown was offered to William and Mary. Since it was necessary to call a Parliament and since the rightful King had fled to France, all the politicians, the Lords etc. met in a 'Convention'. This convention produced the 'Declaration of Rights' a restatement of Alfred's Laws, which William and Mary had to accept if they wanted the Crown. This they accepted and then the 'Declaration of Rights' was passed into the 'Bill of Rights' which subsequently bound all future Parliaments for all time. It must be noted that the only reason this important Bill could bind all future Parliaments was because it was the Parliament was made up of the people's representatives. The will of the people is supreme over Parliament and the sovereign. Until such a time as the representatives of the people meet and change the 1689 Bill of Rights, this Bill remains law.
1689 The Bill of Rights. This came about when the crown was offered to William and Mary. Since it was necessary to call a Parliament and since the rightful King had fled to France, all the politicians, the Lords etc. met in a 'Convention'. This convention produced the 'Declaration of Rights' a restatement of Alfred's Laws, which William and Mary had to accept if they wanted the Crown. This they accepted and then the 'Declaration of Rights' was passed into the 'Bill of Rights' which subsequently bound all future Parliaments for all time. It must be noted that the only reason this important Bill could bind all future Parliaments was because it was the Parliament was made up of the people's representatives. The will of the people is supreme over Parliament and the sovereign. Until such a time as the representatives of the people meet and change the 1689 Bill of Rights, this Bill remains law.
Any violation to
the Constitution is Treason.
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