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The Glorious Revolution [a], also known as The Revolution of 1688, was the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II , and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange , who was also James's nephew and had an interest in the throne in his own right.
The Act declared James's flight from England following the Glorious Revolution to be an abdication of the throne. It listed twelve of James's policies by which James designed to "endeavour to subvert and extirpate the protestant religion, and the laws and liberties of this kingdom". [21] These were: [22]
Richard Lumley, 1st Earl of Scarbrough (c. 1650 – 17 December 1721) was an English Army officer, Whig politician and peer best known for his role in the Glorious Revolution. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] Origins
The English Revolution is a term that has been used to describe two separate events in English history.Prior to the 20th century, it was generally applied to the 1688 Glorious Revolution, when James II was deposed and a constitutional monarchy established under William III and Mary II.
The Declaration of Right, or Declaration of Rights, is a document produced by the English Parliament, following the 1688 Glorious Revolution.It sets out the wrongs committed by the exiled James II, the rights of English citizens, and the obligation of their monarch.
The conflict over royal and parliamentary power had led to the English Civil War during the 1640s and the Glorious Revolution of 1688. [150] During William's reign, however, the conflict was settled in Parliament's favour by the Bill of Rights 1689, the Triennial Act 1694 and the Act of Settlement 1701. [150]
The Glorious Revolution permanently established Parliament as the ruling power of England and, later, the United Kingdom.
The 1690 English general election occurred after the dissolution of the Convention Parliament summoned in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution, and saw the partisan feuds in that parliament continue in the constituencies.