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The Glorious Revolution 1688 - 1689
The Glorious Revolution
➢ It came at the end of a reign when James II wanted Roman Catholicism reinstalled as the country’s religion
Whig and Tory parties
➢ The policies of James II had caused much discontent
➢ They sent an ‘Invitation’ to William of Orange to take the throne of the country
Parliament
offered the crown to William and Mary
Bill of Rights
● it said that James had abandoned the government.● The Bill of Rights forbade the monarch to be a Catholic
and from marrying a Catholic.
William & Mary
She was the daughter of James II and the
granddaughter of Charles I
Since the Bill Rights which made England a constitutional monarchy
As a result:
❖ the government of Britain has
become more democratic
The Bill of rights had ensured that Anne , who was
Mary’s sister
would be the rightful heir after William and Mary.
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