It introduced a constitutional monarchy.
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 deposed King James II and replaced him with his daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange, the Stadholder (leader) of the Dutch Republic. As king and queen they became William III and Mary II of England.
James II had tried to take back power away from Parliament. William and Mary were willing to sign the Bill of Rights as they came into the rulership of England, which guaranteed parliamentary rights that needed to be respected by the monarchs. This meant, in effect, a constitutional monarchy, where the power of the monarchs was limited by the Bill of Rights that protected the authority of Parliament.
While the October 1929 stock market crash triggered the Great Depression, multiple factors turned it into a decade-long economic catastrophe. Overproduction, executive inaction, ill-timed tariffs, and an inexperienced Federal Reserve all contributed to the Great Depression.
He supported civil rights, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), wipes out military segregation and supports civil rights of all Americans. He was the first President to address the NAACP and to issue an executive order about civil rights.
It was the Netherlands that originally settled the colony that would later become known as New York.
The crusades introduced Europe to the works of Middle Eastern scholars, philosophers, and doctors. Richard the Lion-heart, King of England and one of the most famous Crusader Kings, had an Arab physician.<span />
