"The Glorious Revolution"
James II was dethroned in the nearly bloodless Glorious Revolution of 1688 by his daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange.
During most revolutions a lot of blood is spilled but in this one the term 'Glorious' is meaning that this revolution was bloodless. King William 111, Prince of Orange who lived from 1688 - 1704 was the main cause to the glorious part of this revolution, His triumph over James 11 was bloodless. 1.When William invaded England all of James 11's forces deserted him leaving him cowardly, which led to him deserting England forever. 2.William tried not to make the revolution bloody and succeeded easyly because of James's Flee. He was left nothing and went to live with his mommy.
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange).
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland and II of Ireland) in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange) who as a result ascended the English throne as William III of England.From Wiki, see link below.
James II or William of Orange
The Glorious Revolution was the name given to the bloodless overthrow of James II by William and Mary in 1688. James' Catholicism was a main driving force behind the revolution.
James II was dethroned in the nearly bloodless Glorious Revolution of 1688 by his daughter Mary and her husband, William of Orange.
The time period of 1688-1689 which is also called the Bloodless revolution. This led to James II being replaced by daughter, Mary II and her husband, William.
During most revolutions a lot of blood is spilled but in this one the term 'Glorious' is meaning that this revolution was bloodless. King William 111, Prince of Orange who lived from 1688 - 1704 was the main cause to the glorious part of this revolution, His triumph over James 11 was bloodless. 1.When William invaded England all of James 11's forces deserted him leaving him cowardly, which led to him deserting England forever. 2.William tried not to make the revolution bloody and succeeded easyly because of James's Flee. He was left nothing and went to live with his mommy.
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland and James II of Ireland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange).
Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King James II of England (VII of Scotland and II of Ireland) in 1688 by a union of Parliamentarians with an invading army led by the Dutch stadtholder William III of Orange-Nassau (William of Orange) who as a result ascended the English throne as William III of England.From Wiki, see link below.
James II or William of Orange
The Glorious Revolution of 1688
James the Second was a Catholic and England was mostly Protestant. Most of the English were unhappy with their Catholic ruler. So, the Protestants asked William of Orange to invade England to overthrow James. William agreed. So on July 12, 1690, William met James across the Boyne River. (The battle was called the Battle of the Boyne.) There William beat James and assumed control of England. James and his defeated army retreated to Catholic Ireland (and Scotland). (The question should say 1690.)
Queen Mary II and King William III.
When King James II was deposed, William of Orange was crowned King William III and his wife became Queen Mary II. Mary was the daughter of James II.