England Since 1688

Running Head : ENGLAND SINCE 1688

The History of England Since 1688

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The Glorious Revolution led to the overthrow of King James II without any kind of bloodshed whatsoever

This focuses on England from 1688 to the present

The History of England Since 1688

When King Charles II died in 1685 , King James II ascended to the throne in 1688 . Being a Catholic , his first action was to work for the revocation of the Test Act . When Parliament denied his request , King

James II abolished the legislature . As a sign of protest , he appointed Catholics to civil and military positions . In 1687 , he issued a declaration that all religious tests would be null and void (Hooker 2008

The Roots of the Glorious Revolution

The English Parliament did not like what King James II was doing . Both the Whigs and the Tories reached a consensus that having Catholic monarchs was intolerable so they requested William , the Duke of Orange married to Mary , King James ' II sister , to invade England (Hooker 2008

In 1688 , William of Orange sailed from the Netherlands en route to England in an attempt to capture the throne . Along with him , William of Orange brought a mighty fleet composed of 53 warships and 1 ,700 cannons The supporting fleet consisted of 20 ,000 men , 7 .000 horses , weapons , and equipments (Rennell , n .d

This attempt of William Orange was , unlike Spain , Napoleon , and Hitler the first successful conquest of Britain . He was after...