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Glorious Revolution
English history [1688–1689]
Also known as: Bloodless Revolution, Revolution of 1688
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What was the Glorious Revolution?
What was the Glorious Revolution?
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When did the Glorious Revolution occur?
What caused the Glorious Revolution?
What caused the Glorious Revolution?
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Why is the Glorious Revolution significant?
Glorious Revolution, in English history, the events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, prince of Orange and stadholder of the United Provinces of the Netherlands. After the accession of James II in 1685, his overt Roman Catholicism alienated the majority of the population. In 1687 he issued a Declaration of Indulgence, suspending the penal laws against Nonconformists and recusants, and in April 1688 ordered that a second Declaration of Indulgence be read from every pulpit on two successive Sundays. William Sancroft, the archbishop ...(100 of 541 words)