The document provides summaries of several historical revolutions and documents that restricted monarchical power and established rights for citizens and rule of law: - Magna Carta (1215) restricted the king's power and gave more rights to lords and citizens in England. - The Glorious Revolution (1688) established William and Mary as joint monarchs of England under the Convention Parliament. - The English Bill of Rights (1689) restated the rights of Parliament and gave citizens the rights to bear arms and religious freedom for Protestants. - The Enlightenment promoted intellectual thought and opposition to corruption in church and state in 18th century Europe. It also briefly describes several influential thinkers: Charles de