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'''The Glorious Revolution''' or '''Bloodless Revolt''', also known as the '''Revolution of 1688''', was a [[coup d'etat]] that took place in [[Britain]], replacing the Catholic King [[James II]],<ref>As King of Scotland, he was styled King James VII</ref> with the Protestants [[William and Mary|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.  
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'''The Glorious Revolution''' or '''Bloodless Revolt''', also known as the '''Revolution of 1688''', was a [[coup d'état]] that took place in [[Britain]], replacing the Catholic King [[James II]],<ref>As King of Scotland, he was styled King James VII</ref> with the Protestants [[William and Mary|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 growing power of [[Parliament]] and the "Divine Right" of the King. James was unpopular and seen as a threat due to his Catholicism and his closeness to King [[Louis XIV]] of France. However attempts to exclude him from becoming King had been unsuccessful.  [[William III]] and [[Mary II]] were effective rulers, Protestantism became firmly established, Parliament gained the upper hand in the government, and a [[English Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] was issued to protect the rule of law from arbitrary royal power.
 
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 growing power of [[Parliament]] and the "Divine Right" of the King. James was unpopular and seen as a threat due to his Catholicism and his closeness to King [[Louis XIV]] of France. However attempts to exclude him from becoming King had been unsuccessful.  [[William III]] and [[Mary II]] were effective rulers, Protestantism became firmly established, Parliament gained the upper hand in the government, and a [[English Bill of Rights|Bill of Rights]] was issued to protect the rule of law from arbitrary royal power.
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