The Glorious Revolution was the overthrow of the Catholic King James II of England, Scotland and Ireland by a union of Parliamentarians and the Dutch stadtholder William of Orange. Fears of a Catholic dynasty grew after the birth of James's son, and a group of English nobles invited William, who was married to James's Protestant daughter Mary, to intervene. William landed at Torbay in Devon with a large army, and James's support collapsed and he fled to France. William and Mary were declared joint monarchs and accepted the Bill of Rights, which limited royal power and strengthened Parliament. The revolution was largely bloodless in England, but it was followed by fighting in Scotland and Ireland.
Before and after
- from 1688 to 1759Dzungar–Qing Wars
- from April 1688 to September 1697King William's War
- 21 May 1688Birth of Alexander Pope
- from September 1688 to September 1697Nine Years' War
- from 28 December 1688 to 1 January 1689Glorious Revolution
- 1689Bill of Rights 1689
- from 12 March 1689 to 3 October 1691Williamite War in Ireland
- 6 September 1689Treaty of Nerchinsk
- from February 1692 to May 1693Salem Witch Trials
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