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These Acts are British constitutional milestones, which have defined the British polity at least since the 13th century. Constitutional evolution from the Magna Carta to the end of the 1700s has consisted of placing limitations on the arbitrary power of the Crown; the 1800s saw a turn to greater inclusion and democratisation; finally, in the 20th and especially the 21st century the emphasis has shifted to constraining parliamentary sovereignty itself

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