Why did England develop a constitutional monarchy while absolute monarchies ruled in France, Spain, and Russia?

The main contribution of the rise of national monarchies was because the feudal system has failed. By granting so much power to noblemen, Kings weren't receiving the sufficient power and loyalty that they had required. ... The defeat of Italian cities by France and Spain also contributed to national monarchies.

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alesvrbata alesvrbata · Answer 2 · 2020-03-07T19:32:46+01:00

Answer: English aristocracy (barons) were able to limit kings´ power already during Plantagenet dynasty. First: Magna Carta (1215) during the reign of unpopular king John. John´s son Henry III (1216-1273) tried to eliminate Magna Carta from political practice but without any success.

Explanation: the above was a very humble beginning of limited royal power of English kings. Later institution of parliament was introduced, English reformation (which limited power of another monarch over England: the pope), English revolution and Glorious Revolution in the 17th century and Hannoverian dynasty (started with George I in 1714). This is a development we cannot find in other countries where absolute monarchy was quite a normal political practice.