The Glorious Revolution key figures included James II and VII, who became King of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1685 after his brother Charles II passed away. However, James wanted to establish an absolute monarchy and favored Catholicism, which opposed the wishes of Parliament. In 1688, a group of Protestant nobles invited William of Orange to invade England with an army. James fled to France in exile, while William and James' daughter Mary became the new joint monarchs, establishing a constitutional monarchy with limits on royal power. Mary died of smallpox in 1694, leaving William III to rule alone until his death in 1702.
15. James was best known for his belief in the Divine Right of Kings and his attempts to create religious liberty for English Roman Catholics against the wishes of the English Parliament.
16. But many opposed him as too pro-Frenchand too pro-Catholic and did not want an absolute Monarchy
17. Invade On 30 June 1688, a group of seven Protestant noble's invited the Prince of Orange to come to England with an army. By September, it had become clear that William sought to invade.
18. Flee James ended up fleeing to France for refuge
19. James made one serious attempt to recover his crowns, when he landed in Ireland in 1689 butwas defeated by William.
20. Mary and William became Monarchy and James was left in Exile in France.
49. Williams mother died when he was 10 years old from small pox whist visiting her brother King Charles II
50. With both his parents desist it became a confrontation between his Dynasty and the advocates of the Republican of Netherlands on who he would learn from.
51. James went along with what he was told to do. When William’s father died they suspended the office of Stadtholder. Many tried to convince to let William become his rightful position when he was 18 but they refused
52. William participated in several wars against the powerful Catholic King of France Louis XIV ( James's ally)
53. In the 1670 William was asked to join the Dutch Army, meaning he would not be able to become Stadtholderwhilst in that position
54. William wrote a secret letter to Charles in January 1672 asking his uncle to exploit the situation by exerting pressure on the States-General to appoint William Stadtholder In return, William then wouldally the Republic with England and serve Charles's interests as much as his "honor and the loyalty due to this state" allowed. Charles took no action on the proposal, and continued his war plans with his French ally.
55. On 4 July 1672 the States of Holland appointed William Stadtholder
56. During the war with France, William tried to improve his position by marrying Mary Stuart
57. Marry and William where married on the 16th of November 1677, and straight after they went back to the Netherlands.
58. 30th of June the Immortal Seven requested William to dispose of James
59. With a Dutch army William landed at Brixham in southwest England on 5 November 1688. To invade and dispose of James
62. 11 April 1689 Mary and William attend their joint coronations and became joint sovereigns of England
63. William and Mary were offered the Scottish Crown they accepted on 11 May 1689
64. William enforced many laws for the best interest of England . Like the Act of Toleration (1689)
65. Mary II died of smallpox in 1694, leaving William III to rule alone of the three kingdoms. Despite his conversion to Anglicanism, William's popularity plummeted during his reign as a sole Sovereign.
66. In 1702, William died of pneumonia, a complication from a broken collarbone following a fall from his horse. His sister in law Anne took over as soul sovereign.
