The Bill of Rights, which is also known as the English Bill ofRights, was an Act of the Parliament of England (and Wales) thatdeals with constitutional matters and sets out specific basic civilrights. It received the Royal Assent on 16 December 1689 and is arestatement in statutory form of the Declaration of Right presentedby the Convention Parliament to William III and Mary II in February1689, inviting them to become joint sovereigns of England(including Wales). The Bill of Rights lays down limits on thepowers of the monarch and sets out the rights of Parliament,including the requirement for regular parliaments, free elections,and freedom of speech in Parliament(The Wales and Berwick Act was repealed in 1967, although thestatutory definition of "England" it created is preserved for actspa