Glorious Revolution

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This article is about the revolution of 1688 led by William of Orange. For the revolution of 1868 in Spain, see Glorious Revolution (Spain).

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 ofParliamentarians 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. The expression "Glorious Revolution" was first used by John Hampden in late 1689,^[1] and is an expression that is still used by the Westminster Parliament.^[2]

The Glorious Revolution is also occasionally termed the Bloodless Revolution, albeit inaccurately. In England there were two significant clashes between the two armies, and anti-Catholic riots in several towns.^[3] There was also the Williamite War in Ireland and serious fighting in Scotland (notably the Battles of Killicrankie and the Dunkeld).^[4] The revolution also led to the collapse of the Dominion of New England and the overthrow of Maryland's government.