Glorious Revolution

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
political event
revolution
alsoKnownAs Bloodless Revolution
Glorious Revolution
surface form: 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 Revolutionary era
surface form: American Revolution

Lockean political theory
development of liberal constitutionalism
involved Dutch Republic
Parliament of England
surface form: English Parliament

Conservative Party (UK)
surface form: English Tories

English Whigs
Protestant nobility
keyFigure James II of England
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough
Mary II of England
Earl of Sunderland
surface form: Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland

The Immortal Seven
William III of England
surface form: William III of Orange
legalInstrument English Bill of Rights
surface form: Bill of Rights 1689

Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland)
English Bill of Rights
surface form: Declaration of Right 1689
location England
London, England
surface form: London

Netherlands
surface form: The Netherlands
opposedIdeology Catholic absolutism
overthrew James II of England
James VII of Scotland
partOf Stuart period
surface form: Stuart period in British history
precededBy reign of James II of England
religiousContext Anglican Communion
surface form: Anglican Church

Roman Catholicism
surface form: Catholic Church

Protestant Reformation legacy
resultedIn English Bill of Rights
surface form: Bill of Rights 1689

Toleration Act 1689
Triennial Act 1641
surface form: Triennial Act 1694

Union of the Crowns
surface form: 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

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House of Commons of England significantEvent Glorious Revolution
Battle of Aughrim (1691) relatedConflict Glorious Revolution
Two Treatises of Government historicalContext Glorious Revolution
Two Treatises of Government associatedWithEvent Glorious Revolution
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution of 1688
Isabella II of Spain causeOfEndOfReign Glorious Revolution
Isabella II of Spain event Glorious Revolution
Coronation of William III and Mary II hasCause Glorious Revolution
Exclusion Crisis followedBy Glorious Revolution
British Enlightenment influencedBy Glorious Revolution
Stadtholder of Holland significantEvent Glorious Revolution
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution (through William III)
Orange-Nassau significantEvent Glorious Revolution
subject surface form: House of Orange-Nassau
Charles Calvert, 3rd Baron Baltimore conflict Glorious Revolution
The History of England focusesOnEvent Glorious Revolution
Killing Times followedBy Glorious Revolution
Covenanter persecution known as the Killing Times endCause Glorious Revolution
subject surface form: Killing Times
War of the Two Kings hasCause Glorious Revolution
Williamites basedOnEvent Glorious Revolution
Protestant Ascendancy significantEvent Glorious Revolution
Queen of Ireland successionEvent Glorious Revolution
Treaty of Limerick influencedBy Glorious Revolution
Siege of Derry hasCause Glorious Revolution
Siege of Derry relatedTo Glorious Revolution
Battle of the Boyne politicalContext Glorious Revolution
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution and deposition of James II
Battle of the Boyne relatedEvent Glorious Revolution
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution of 1688
Anglo-Dutch relations notableEvent Glorious Revolution
Anglo-Dutch relations turningPoint Glorious Revolution
Stadtholder significantEvent Glorious Revolution
Windsor-Forest hasAllusionTo Glorious Revolution
Whig economic policy associatedWith Glorious Revolution
Whig economic policy emergedAfter Glorious Revolution
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution of 1688–1689
Convention Parliament of 1689 significantEvent Glorious Revolution
Convention Parliament of 1689 category Glorious Revolution
Royal Army of King James II conflict Glorious Revolution
Battle of Sedgemore associatedWith Glorious Revolution
subject surface form: Battle of Sedgemoor
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution (as a precursor event)
FitzJames linkedToEvent Glorious Revolution
Sir Edmund Andros causeOfDownfall Glorious Revolution
Pitchfork Rebellion relatedTo Glorious Revolution
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland associatedWithEvent Glorious Revolution
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution of 1688
Thomas Osborne, 1st Duke of Leeds notableEvent Glorious Revolution
Court of James II of England linkedEvent Glorious Revolution
Mary event Glorious Revolution
subject surface form: Mary II of England
Mary tookThroneFollowing Glorious Revolution
subject surface form: Mary II of England
James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth causeOfExile Glorious Revolution
James Drummond, 4th Earl of Perth associatedWithEvent Glorious Revolution
this entity surface form: Glorious Revolution of 1688
Charles FitzJames notableEvent Glorious Revolution
Battle of Killiecrankie relatedTo Glorious Revolution
Viscount Dundee historicalPeriod Glorious Revolution
subject surface form: John Graham of Claverhouse