GLORIOUS REVOLUTION

Glorious Revolution, also known as Bloodless or

Peaceful Revolution, was the replacement of the

king, James II, with his protestant daughter Mary

and her husband William.

*1687 James II issued the Declaration of

Indulgence

It suspended the penal laws in matter of

ecclesiastical in England.

It proclaimed to obey the Kings´s sovereign

authority, prerogative royal and absolute power

without reserve in Scotland.

1688 James II reissued the Declaration

Clergymen were ordered to read it in their

churches.

William Sancroft, Archbishop of Canterbury and

other six Bishops presented a petition to declare

the Indulgence illegal. They were imprisoned but

acquitted later.

MARY

James´s daughter, Anne, was married William of

Orange. They were the succesors on the throne.

Most of the people were satisfied about their

future with the king and queen both protestant.

But in June, 1688, James´s son was born. It

meant the possibility of a new Catholic king.

IMMORTAL SEVEN

A group of seven protestant nobles

invited William III, Prince of Orange, to

come to England with his army. He

accepted.

WILLIAM

William arrived in November, 1688.

He was supported by a lot of people,

many Protestant officers and James´s

own daughter, Princess Anne. James

declined to attack his army and got out

to France, his son and wife were there.

WILLIAM AND MARY

Parliament voted that William and Mary should

be proclaimed king and queen but they should

respect the Bill of Rights which was signed by

them in 1689. This document limited some

powers and set out some rights.

It was established the Constitutional Monarchy.