Glorious Revolution

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historical event political event revolution

The Glorious Revolution was the 1688–1689 overthrow of King James II of England that brought William III and Mary II to the throne and established parliamentary supremacy and constitutional monarchy in Britain.

Aliases (7)

Glorious Revolution of 1688 ×6
Revolution of 1688 ×2
Glorious Revolution (as a precursor event) ×1
Glorious Revolution (through William III) ×1
Glorious Revolution 1688–1689 ×1
Glorious Revolution in New England ×1
deposition of James II of England ×1

Statements (67)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	historical event → political event → revolution →
alsoKnownAs	Bloodless Revolution → Revolution of 1688 →
cause	birth of James Francis Edward Stuart → conflict over religious toleration for Catholics → fear of Catholic absolutism under James II → standing army loyal to James II → suspension of laws by royal prerogative →
chronology	late 17th century →
country	England → Ireland → Scotland →
endDate	1689 →
followedBy	Jacobite risings → Williamite War in Ireland →
ideology	Protestantism →
influenced	American Revolution → Lockean political theory → development of liberal constitutionalism →
involved	Dutch Republic → English Parliament → English Tories → English Whigs → Protestant nobility →
keyFigure	James II of England → John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough → Mary II of England → Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland → The Immortal Seven → William III of Orange →
legalInstrument	Bill of Rights 1689 → Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) → Declaration of Right 1689 →
location	England → London → The Netherlands →
opposedIdeology	Catholic absolutism →
overthrew	James II of England → James VII of Scotland →
partOf	Stuart period in British history →
precededBy	reign of James II of England →
religiousContext	Anglican Church → Catholic Church → Protestant Reformation legacy →
resultedIn	Bill of Rights 1689 → Toleration Act 1689 → Triennial Act 1694 → Union of Crowns under William and Mary → accession of Mary II of England → accession of William III of England → constitutional monarchy in England → development of cabinet government → establishment of parliamentary supremacy in England → increased power of the House of Commons → joint monarchy of William III and Mary II → limitation of royal prerogative → prohibition of Catholic succession to the English throne → recognition of rights of Parliament → regular meetings of Parliament → strengthening of Protestant succession → weakening of absolute monarchy in England →
significance	established principle that monarch rules with consent of Parliament → foundation of modern British constitutional monarchy → shifted sovereignty from Crown to Parliament →
startDate	1688 →

Referenced by (63)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
House of Commons of England → House of Orange-Nassau → Parliament of England ("Glorious Revolution 1688–1689") → Scottish Covenanters → Stadtholder of Holland ("Glorious Revolution (through William III)") → Stuart period ("Glorious Revolution of 1688") → United Provinces →	significantEvent
Isabella II of Spain → James VII of Scotland → Kingdom of England → Mary II of England → The Immortal Seven →	event
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) → James Francis Edward Stuart → Parliament of Scotland → Two Treatises of Government ("Glorious Revolution of 1688") →	associatedWithEvent
Exclusion Crisis → Monmouth Rebellion → Restoration (England) → trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) →	followedBy
House of Stuart → James II of England → Mary of Modena → William II of Scotland →	notableEvent
Declaration of Indulgence → Treaty of Vienna (1689) → Williamite War in Ireland ("Glorious Revolution of 1688") →	relatedEvent
Act of Settlement 1701 → English Civil War → royal charter of Massachusetts Bay ("Glorious Revolution in New England") →	relatedTo
Bloodless Revolution ("Revolution of 1688") → Glorious Revolution ("Revolution of 1688") →	alsoKnownAs
Battle of Sedgemoor ("Glorious Revolution (as a precursor event)") → Seven Bishops ("Glorious Revolution of 1688") →	associatedWith
Coronation of William III and Mary II → Jacobite rising of 1715 →	hasCause
Edward Russell, 1st Earl of Orford → English Whigs →	supportedEvent
Stuart →	associatedEvent
Isabella II of Spain →	causeOfEndOfReign
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore →	conflict
History of England →	coversEvent
James VII of Scotland →	deposedIn
Dominion of New England →	dissolvedFollowing
The History of England →	focusesOnEvent
Jacobite risings →	followed
Toleration Act 1689 →	follows
Bloodless Revolution →	hasAlternativeName
Stuart period →	hasPart
Two Treatises of Government →	historicalContext
English Bill of Rights →	historicalPeriod
British Enlightenment →	influencedBy
The Immortal Seven ("deposition of James II of England") →	influencedEvent
Restoration (England) ("Glorious Revolution of 1688") →	keyEvent
Stewart family →	lostEnglishThroneInEvent
The Age of Revolution →	notableEventCovered
William II of Scotland →	notableWork
Mary II of England →	partOf
Williamite War in Ireland →	politicalContext
English Bill of Rights ("Glorious Revolution of 1688") →	precededBy
Battle of Aughrim (1691) →	relatedConflict
trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) →	significantEventFor
James II of England →	wasDeposedIn