Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland) in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange), who as a result ascended the English throne as William III of England. It is sometimes called the Bloodless Revolution, but this is anglocentric as it ignores the three major battles in Ireland and serious fighting in Scotland. Even in England it was not completely bloodless, since there were two significant clashes between the two armies, plus anti-Catholic riots in several towns. The expression "Glorious Revolution" was first used by John Hampden in the autumn of 1689, and is an expression that is still used by the Westminster Parliament.

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Nonconformism Whig (British political faction) William III of England Declaration of Indulgence Williamite War in Ireland Dover Castle Bill of Rights 1689 House of Orange-Nassau War of the Grand Alliance John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough Stadtholder Absolute monarchy Presbyterianism Tory Dutch Republic Old Style and New Style dates River Thames Irish night Charles I of England English Civil War Protestantism States of Holland and West Friesland Charborough House Protestant Wind Lord Temporal Carmel McCaffrey The History of England from the Accession of James the Second Poynings Law John Hampden (1653-1696) Invitation to William Seven Bishops Secret treaty of Dover Succession to the British throne Cornelis Evertsen the Youngest Battle of Reading (1688) Old Whittington Philips van Almonde Parliament of the United Kingdom Battle of Cromdale Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell

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