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The Glorious Revolution [a] 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.
The Bill of Rights 1689 (sometimes known as the Bill of Rights 1688) [1] is an Act of the Parliament of England that set out certain basic civil rights and changed the succession to the English Crown. It remains a crucial statute in English constitutional law.
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 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. [1]
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.
Glorious Revolution: Battle of Reading: Dutch soldiers of William of Orange with the support of townspeople defeat an Irish Jacobite garrison (led by Patrick Sarsfield) in a skirmish in the streets of Reading, Berkshire, the last battle fought on English soil and the only significant military action of the Revolution; his force's success is ...
The Toleration Act 1688 [1] [a] (1 Will. & Mar. c. 18), also referred to as the Act of Toleration or the Toleration Act 1689, [3] was an Act of the Parliament of England.Passed in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution, it received royal assent on 24 May 1689.
In late 1688, the Glorious Revolution deposed the Catholic James and replaced him with the Protestant William III and Mary II. [5] The rule of Andros was highly unpopular, especially in New England, [6] and his opponents in Massachusetts used the change of royal power for their political benefit by organizing an uprising.