Glorious Revolution
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English
Proper noun
the Glorious Revolution
- (historical, British history) The 1688 deposition of James II as King of England and Ireland and (as James VII) of Scotland and his subsequent replacement by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband William III (II of Scotland).
- 1964, Michael G. Hall, Lawrence H. Leder, Michael Kammen, Prologue, The Glorious Revolution in America: Documents on the Colonial Crisis of 1689, Institute of Early American History and Culture, University of North Carolina Press, page 4,
- In 1688 New York and New Jersey were added to the Dominion of New England, and there is evidence that Pennsylvania and even Maryland were to be next. But before these imperial plans could mature, James II was toppled from the throne by the Glorious Revolution.
- 2007, Nick Harding, Hanover and the British Empire, 1700-1837, Boydell & Brewer (The Boydell Press), page 15,
- Britain's union with Hanover was made possible by the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
- 2012, Barry Coward, The Stuart Age: England, 1603-1714, 4th edition, Taylor & Francis (Routledge), page 367:
- The defection of the old 'country' Whigs paved the way for the prominence of a new generation of Whigs after 1690 (the Junto Whigs), whose views and attitudes were considerably different from those Whigs who had served their political apprenticeship before the Glorious Revolution.
- 1964, Michael G. Hall, Lawrence H. Leder, Michael Kammen, Prologue, The Glorious Revolution in America: Documents on the Colonial Crisis of 1689, Institute of Early American History and Culture, University of North Carolina Press, page 4,
- (historical, Spanish history) The 1888 revolution that resulted in the deposition of Queen Isabella II of Spain.
Usage notes
- The Glorious Revolution (of 1688) had significant immediate impact both in Europe and North America (and so may be mentioned in those historical contexts). England joined the Dutch Republic and others in the Grand Alliance (aka League of Augsburg) against the French in the Nine Years' War (1688–97). This global conflict encompassed the Williamite War in Ireland, the Jacobite risings in Scotland and (what is now called) King William's War in colonial North America.
Translations
1688 deposition and replacement of James II and VII
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1888 Spanish revolution
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See also
Further reading
Wars of the Three Kingdoms on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - House of Stuart on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- James II and VII on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Jacobitism on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Mary II of England on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- William III of England on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Declaration of Right, 1689 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bill of Rights 1689 on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Convention Parliament (1689) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Category:Glorious Revolution on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Glorious Revolution (Spain) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sexenio Democrático on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
