Do you know when limits began to the placed on the

Do you know when limits began to the placed on the powers of the monarch? As far back as 1215 when barons forced King John to recognize in the Magna Carta that they had certain rights. The constitutional monarchy we know today developed in the 18th and 19th centuries, as day-to-day power came to be exercised by Minister in Cabinet.

The Queen, however, has powers that can surprise many. She can choose a Prime Minister, dissolve the Parliament and declare war like an absolute monarch.

But these days the Queens influence is mainly informal. She has a right and a duty to express her views on government matters to the Prime Minister at their weekly audience. But these meetings and all communications between the Monarch and her Government remain strictly confidential. Having expressed her views, the Queen follows the advice of her Ministers.

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Limits began to be placed on the powers of the monarch in 1215.
King John was forced to recognize that the barons had certain rights.
The constitutional monarchy we know today developed in the 19th century.
Nowadays the Queens influence is mainly formal.
The Queen has a right and a duty to express her views on government matters to the Prime Minister at their monthly audience.
The Queen acts on the advice of her Ministers.