Glorious Revolution
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- Glorious Revolution
- Nooo, get out!!Long live Protestantism.
- King James II wanted to restore absolutism in addition to reinstating Catholicism in England, which resulted in great discontent among the majority of his subjects, who were Protestants.
- I am catholic, there is nothing wrong with it.
- Seven Members of Parliament invited William, Prince of the Netherlands and Mary to overthrow James for the sake of Protestantism.
- Okay, we'll help you.
- Help us for the sake of Protestantism.
- We have to overthrow him!!
- William chartered a fleet of 400 transport ships and hired some 15,000 Dutch mercenaries. In October 1688 he sailed for England. He landed his army in Devon and advanced slowly towards London.
- After William's troops defeated the king's in a skirmish, James fled to France and went into exile at the court of Louis XIV .
- Oh no, I'm heading to France.How did all this happen?!
- In February 1689, Parliament declared that James' flight meant an abdication, and William and Mary were crowned as joint rulers. Shortly thereafter, Parliament passed the Tolerance Act and the Bill of Rights.
- Yes! England has now become a constitutional monarchy!
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