Revolutions
RevolutionsOne of the six revolutions
that I have studied independently is the Glorious Revolution. The Glorious
Revolution took place in England during 1688 to 1689. James II and the Catholic
church were in control of the land.
The old regime was James II, along with
the Catholic church. James II, the second surviving son of Charles I, became
king of England in 1685. James crushed two revolts upon his newly found land.
One, controlled by his nephew, James Scott, duke of Monmouth, and the other
controlled by Archibald Campbell, ninth earl of Argyll. The people were not
happy with his performance handling these revolts. James had also ended religious
restrictions in 1687, which caused an increase religious tension. On June
10, 1688, William of Orange, later to become William III, was asked to take
the throne of England, there by starting the beginning of the revolution.
So, now Parliament and William of Orange and his wife Mary and the Catholic
church help all the power in England, being the moderates of the revolution.
Seeing, as how there were no radicals, there could be no accession of them,
nor could there be a reign of terror. Convalescence was reached when Mary
and William signed the Declaration of Power. Also, there
was...
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