I was talking with a friend about the history and legacy of the British empire and the role of the monarch. I pointed out that the monarch doesn’t exercise political power and is purely ceremonial, but I’m not sure when that transition actually occurred.
I know that the creation of Parliament in 1215 and then the English Civil Wars in the 1600s greatly curtailed the power of the monarch. When did the British monarchy become purely ceremonial as it is now?
/u/hollack gave an answer here:
And /r/Three_Trees gave one here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/comments/17kc4p/in_great_britain_when_did_parliament_really/