The Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution

Introduction

The revolution of 1640 and the Glorious Revolution of 1688 were the first of those revolutions have occurred in modern Western states ended the absolute monarchy by divine right and eventually gave the government control the middle class. Inalienable rights, government by consensus, separation of powers, the right of revolution were the essential ideas of the Glorious Revolution. These were the ideas that seemed self-evident truths for Americans in 1776 and for the French in 1789 and created a link between the English revolutions, American and French.

So-called Glorious Revolution in the history of Britain also called White Revolution. It is a revolution overthrew King James II of England, ascended the throne after William III and Mary II, and that was in 1688. Laid the foundations of this revolution is the right of Parliament in the organization and determine the succession to the throne and the king's authority. Parliament approved the 1689 Declaration of Rights, which most Roman Catholics from the throne, and the prohibition of the king and the suspension of laws to keep the army in times of peace, or levy taxes without parliamentary approval. As James, a Roman Catholic, King of Britain in 1685, Vahaby Catholics in positions and their proximity to the policy of the state. Denied many of the citizens to the king his political plan, but Steady hope that the failure on the throne, the Protestant daughter. But the birth of a son from his wife Mary in June 1688 reinforced the fears of the continued provision of Catholic leaders, prompting politicians to call Gov. William Orange and the husband of Mary and the Governor of the Netherlands for Dutch troops to the invasion of Britain. Lim called on the British and to assist in the restoration of freedoms, he arose, and William invaded Britain in November, forcing James to turn to France.

Parliament announced the inauguration of William and Mary rulers Britain and Ireland also accepted the throne of Scotland after several months. Met with resistance and revolution are limited and focused mission and William put down the revolution in all of Ireland and Scotland.

The revolution is closely tied in with the events of War of the Grand Alliance in mainland Europe, and may be seen as the last successful invasion of England. It can be argued that the overthrow of James began modern English parliamentary democracy: never again the monarch hold absolute power and Bill of Rights became one of the most important documents of the political history of Great Britain.

The deposition of the Catholic James II ended any chance of re-establishing Catholicism in England, and also led to limited tolerance for dissenting Protestants - would be some time before they had full political rights. For Catholics, however, was disastrous social and political. Catholics denied the right to vote and sit in the Westminster Parliament for over 100 years thereafter. They were also denied commissions in the British Army and forbade the king to be Catholic or ...