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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 Catholocism, the other between the fledgling democracy of [[Parliament]] and the 'Divine Right' of the King. James' was unpopular with many politicians due to his Catholocism. However attempts to exclude him from becoming King had been unsuccessful. William went on to become a popular and peaceful ruler.
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 Catholocism, the other between the fledgling democracy of [[Parliament]] and the 'Divine Right' of the King. James' was unpopular with many politicians due to his Catholocism. However attempts to exclude him from becoming King had been unsuccessful. William went on to become a popular and peaceful ruler.
==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