When James II was driven from the throne by the English people they drew another charter, which King William signed (1689). This was called the "Bill of Rights." In this there were not many new things, but it contained mostly the principles of Magna Charta and the Petition of Right. Besides, this last charter contained several rules which made Parliament superior to the king. When the American people after their Revolution came to make a Constitution, they put in it many principles found in the English Bill of Rights. We ought to admire and love our Constitution because it contains ideas that have been tried out for more than ten centuries. SUGGESTIONS INTENDED TO HELP THE PUPIL =The Leading Facts.= _1._ England almost ruined by the Danes. _2._ Alfred's youth. _3._ Alfred as king. _4._ What he did for his people. _5._ The Norman conquest. _6._ Battle of Hastings. _7._ Norman nobles built castles and brought confusion to England after William's time. _8._ The Normans and Anglo-Saxons mix. _9._ Henry II a great king. _10._ Nobles forced to behave. _11._ Established the Grand Jury and the jury to try cases. _12._ King John lost Normandy and quarreled with the Pope. _13._ John submits to the Pope. _14._ Barons at Runnymede force John to sign Magna Charta. _15._ The Petition of Right, the Bill of Rights, and the American Constitution. =Study Questions.= _1._ Why did the Danes go to England? _2._ Tell all the anecdotes about Alfred the Great. _3._ Prove that he was a good man. _4._ Why did the Normans invade England? _5._ Tell the story of Hastings. _6._ Explain the mixture of races in England. _7._ How did the Anglo-Saxons conquer the Normans? _8._ Who was Henry II, and what did he do? _9._ How did he prepare the way for Magna Charta? _10._ Prove that John was a bad king. _11._ Tell the story of Runnymede. _12._ Give the date of Magna Charta, the Petition of Right, and the Bill of Rights. _13._ What do Americans owe these charters? =Suggested Readings.= Mowry, _First Steps in History of England_, 38-97; Tappan, _England's Story_, 24-93; Blaisdell, _Stories from English History_, 27-77; Dickens, _A Child's History of England_, 18-24, 50-63, 89-110, 122-168; Guerber, _Story of the English_, 42-53, 73-84, 117-128; Yonge, _Young Folks' History of England_; Mace-Tanner, _Old Europe and Young America_, 162-183. A PRONOUNCING INDEX Webster's New International Dictionary, the Century Cyclopedia of Names, and the Encyclopedia Americana have been used as authorities for spelling and pronunciation.