Glorious Revolution
Glorious Revolution The bloodless English revolution of 1688–89 in which
JAMES II was removed from the throne and was replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband
WILLIAM III (of Orange). It marked the end of Stuart attempts at despotism, and the establishment of a constitutional form of government.
From his accession in 1685, James II's actions aroused both Whig and Tory concern. In defiance of the law he appointed Roman Catholics to important positions in the army, the church, the universities, and the government. He claimed the right to suspend or dispense with the laws as he pleased, and his two
DECLARATIONS OF INDULGENCE suspended penal laws against Roman Catholics and dissenters. The birth of a son to the king in 1688 appeared to ensure the Roman Catholic succession and provoked leading politicians of both the main parties to invite the king's son-in-law William of Orange to England. William landed with a Dutch army in Devonshire in November. James's army refused to obey its Catholic officers, his daughters deserted him, and he was allowed to escape abroad. Parliament asked William and Mary to take over the vacant throne. James II landed in Ireland with French troops (March 1690), besieged Londonderry, and was defeated at the Battle of the
BOYNE (July 1690). He returned to exile in France. The Act of
SETTLEMENT of 1701 provided for the Protestant succession.
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Glorious Revolution made us who we are
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 5/29/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...set the 1989 velvet revolution that had recently...French and Bolshevik Revolutions that had imposed despotism...the liberal American Revolution which in turn was...principles of the Glorious Revolution of 1688...pioneer the Industrial Revolution, build two world...everywhere. Sadly, ...
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HISTORY: Call that glorious? I don't think so... Revolution 1685-1720 By Tim Harris ALLEN LANE pounds 30 pounds 27(P&PFREE) 08700 798 897
Newspaper article from: The Independent on Sunday; 1/29/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...the long playing revolution" (331/3 revolutions per minute) as well...ancient definition of a revolution as a clock-like...Revolution" nor the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688 should be regarded as revolutions at all. This is...
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The Glorious Revolution
Magazine article from: Anglican and Episcopal History; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; EVELINE CRUICKSHANKS. The Glorious Revolution. British History in Perspective...research and scholarship. In The Glorious Revolution, Eveline Cruickshanks...who has more recently set the Glorious Revolution within the wider context...
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Glorious take on Revolution.(Book Review)
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 1/27/2006; 700+ words
; ...to cover the so- called Glorious Revolution in one volume...main thrusts. First, the Glorious or Bloodless Revolution, as many call it today - which, incidentally, was only glorious and bloodless in the narrowest...in fact a series of four revolutions. The Stuarts may have worn...
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The Glorious Revolution 1688: Britain's Fight for Liberty.(Brief article)(Book review)
Magazine article from: Contemporary Review; 12/22/2006; 611 words
; The Glorious Revolution 1688: Britain's Fight for Liberty. Edward Vallance...reinterpretation. It challenges the accepted Whig view of 1688 as a 'glorious' and peaceful revolution that set the mould for a balanced, constitutional and parliamentary...
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What was the Glorious Revolution, and should it be taught in schools?
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 3/12/2009; ; 700+ words
; ...the era between the so-called Glorious Revolution of 1688 and the second Jacobite...untaught. So what precisely was the Glorious Revolution? The 17th century...Oliver Cromwells interregnum. The Glorious Revolution was the moment when...
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Regime change; Britain's Glorious Revolution.("The Glorious Revolution: 1688-Britain's Fight for Liberty")("Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685-1720")(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 2/4/2006; 700+ words
; ...BURKE'S "Reflections on the Revolution in France" expressed a widespread...the meaning of Britain's own revolution in 1688? Partly thanks to Burke...both France and America. The Glorious Revolution: 1688--Britain's Fight...
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History The glorious revolution really did live up to its name, says Blair Worden
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Telegraph London; 2/19/2006; ; 700+ words
; Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy...25 p&p) 0870 428 4115 Over the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688, the subject at the centre...20th, writers have noticed that the Revolution did nothing for the lower orders...
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(PM greets his Egyptian counterpart on anniversary of glorious revolution).
News Wire article from: PPI - Pakistan Press International; 7/23/2009; 406 words
; ...counterpart on anniversary of glorious revolution Prime Minister Syed Yusuf Raza...Egypt on the Anniversary of the Glorious Revolution falling on 23rd July...Republic on the Anniversary of the Glorious July Revolution. Pakistan and...
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Before the Glorious revolution: the making of absolute monarchy? Graham Goodlad examines the controversies surrounding the development of royal power under Charles II and James II.(Talking Points)(Chronology)
Magazine article from: History Review; 9/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Debate The traditional view of the Glorious Revolution was that it saved England from...interpretation. In Monarchy and Revolution (1972), J.R. Western argued...debate on the decade prior to the Glorious Revolution, first by assessing...
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Glorious Revolution in America
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to United States History
Glorious Revolution in America. Political principle and...x2014;the so‐called Glorious Revolution—reached America...attain such rights by legislation. The Glorious Revolution in America laid bare two...
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Glorious Revolution (Britain)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
GLORIOUS REVOLUTION (BRITAIN) GLORIOUS REVOLUTION (BRITAIN). The Glorious Revolution was the term contemporaries coined to refer to the events of 1688 – 1689 that led to the overthrow of the Catholic James II (ruled 1685 –...
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Glorious Revolution
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Glorious Revolution in English history, the events of...throne. It is also called the Bloodless Revolution. The restoration of Charles II in...Childs, The Army, James II, and the Glorious Revolution (1981); S. E. Prall...
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glorious
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable
glorious the Glorious Revolution the events (1688–9) that led to the replacement...1716, which coupled the discovery of the Gunpowder Plot with the Glorious Revolution as examples of divine intervention. the Glorious Twelfth...
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Revolution, Right of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
REVOLUTION, RIGHT OF REVOLUTION, RIGHT OF. Revolution is the over-throw of an established government, but...Parliament established a constitutional monarchy in the Glorious Revolution of 1688, relying on John Locke's secular...
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