Glorious revolution

Glorious revolution 

   I-Introduction

The Glorious Revolution, also known as the Bloodless Revolution started in 1688 during the reign of James II and finished in 1689. This revolution is an opposition of the Protestantism against the Catholicism or the Parliament against James II. We are going to explains to you how did this revolution limit the power of England’s monarch.

II-The reasons

I will start by explaining why this war started.

To understand how this revolution began, you have to know that at this time, England was a Protestant country. But in 1685, a Catholic King came to the throne : James II.

The only fact that he was catholic create tensions between him and the Parliament, but they still managed to communicate together.

However, because of the constants tensions between him and the Parliament, James II dismissed Parliament in 1687 to create a new one. The same year he also established the Declaration of Indulgence, this declaration gave the same rights as Protestants to Catholics.

The revolution began in 1688 with the birth of the son of James II, because that meant that he was the first in line to the throne and no longer his first children Mary, who was Protestant and married to William d’Orange.

The people were afraid that England would become a Catholic country, that’s why they started the revolution.

III- Course of events

With the English situation deteriorating because of its King, William of Orange and Mary were called upon to overthrow James II.

Moreover, William of Orange was at war with Louis XIV, King of France, whose Catholic and absolutist policies James II admired.  Finally, in November 1688, William landed in England with his army of 14,000 Dutch mercenaries and 7,000 soldiers. The king was not very popular and was betrayed by his own army, which turned its back on him. James II therefore left his kingdom for France in December 1688. William of Orange and Mary became William III and Mary II. A co-monarchy begins where two monarchs reign together. She died of smallpox at the age of 32 without having any children, and William subsequently ruled alone until his death in 1702.

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