Glorious Revolution

From Conservapedia

The Glorious Revolution or Bloodless Revolt, also known as the Revolution of 1688, was a coup d'etat that took place in England, replacing the Catholic King of England, James II, with the Anglican William of Orange and his wife Mary, who was James's daughter. Despite the often used title of "Bloodless", there was some fighting and loss of life, though none of it took place in England itself.

The cause of the overthrow was a combination of two battles taking place in England at the time; one was a battle between Protestantism and Catholicism, the other between the fledgling democracy of Parliament and the "Divine Right" of the King. James was unpopular with many politicians due to his Catholicism. However attempts to exclude him from becoming King had been unsuccessful. William and Mary went on to become a popular and peaceful rulers.

Further reading

• Michael Barone, Our First Revolution: the Remarkable British Upheaval That Inspired America's Founding Fathers, Crown Publishers, New York (2007) ISBN 978-1-4000-9792-0