Stuart succession crisis

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constitutional conflict political crisis religious conflict succession crisis

The Stuart succession crisis was a late 17th-century political and religious conflict in England over the Catholic succession of James II, which destabilized the monarchy and helped trigger the Glorious Revolution.

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Label	Occurrences
Stuart succession crisis canonical	1

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Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional conflict ⓘ political crisis ⓘ religious conflict ⓘ succession crisis ⓘ
country	Kingdom of England ⓘ
endTime	1688 ⓘ
hasCause	Catholic succession of James II ⓘ James II’s attempts to promote Catholic toleration ⓘ James II’s use of royal prerogative to suspend and dispense with laws ⓘ birth of a Catholic male heir to James II in 1688 ⓘ fear of Catholic absolutism ⓘ religious tensions between Protestants and Catholics in England ⓘ
hasEffect	Glorious Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ accession of William III and Mary II ⓘ destabilization of the Stuart monarchy ⓘ development of Whig and Tory party conflict ⓘ entrenchment of Protestant succession in England ⓘ erosion of political support for James II ⓘ invitation to William of Orange to intervene in England ⓘ overthrow of James II ⓘ strengthening of parliamentary power over the monarchy ⓘ
historicalContext	European wars of religion aftermath ⓘ Restoration era in England NERFINISHED ⓘ
mainLocation	England NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf	history of the British Isles ⓘ history of the Stuart monarchy ⓘ
politicalAspect	debate over limits of royal prerogative ⓘ struggle between Crown and Parliament ⓘ
relatedTo	Act of Settlement 1701 NERFINISHED ⓘ English Bill of Rights of 1689 NERFINISHED ⓘ Exclusion Crisis NERFINISHED ⓘ Glorious Revolution NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacobitism NERFINISHED ⓘ
religiousAspect	conflict over Catholic and Protestant succession ⓘ opposition to Catholic monarch in a Protestant kingdom ⓘ
significantEvent	Invitation to William of Orange in 1688 ⓘ Issuance of the Declaration of Indulgence NERFINISHED ⓘ Trial of the Seven Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ accession of James II in 1685 ⓘ birth of James Francis Edward Stuart in 1688 ⓘ landing of William of Orange in England in 1688 ⓘ
significantFigure	James Francis Edward Stuart NERFINISHED ⓘ James II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary II of England NERFINISHED ⓘ William III of England NERFINISHED ⓘ leading Tory politicians ⓘ leading Whig politicians ⓘ the Seven Bishops NERFINISHED ⓘ
startTime	1685 ⓘ
timePeriod	late 17th century ⓘ

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contributed to invitation to William of Orange → hasBroaderContext → Stuart succession crisis ⓘ