ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

LITERATURE QUESTIONS

MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
What is the correct chronological order of events in English history?
A
The Glorious Revolution-The Restoration-The English Civil War
B
The English Civil War-The Glorious Revolution-The Restoration
C
The English Civil War-The Restoration-The Glorious Revolution
D
The Restoration-The English Civil War-The Glorious Revolution
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The English Civil Wars occurred from 1642 through 1651. The fighting during this period is traditionally broken into three wars: the first happened from 1642 to 1646, the second in 1648, and the third from 1650 to 1651.

Detailed explanation-2: -The First Battle of Newbury in September 1643. The Battle of Marston Moor in July 1644. The Second Battle of Newbury in October 1644. The Battle of Naseby in June 1645.

Detailed explanation-3: -Within 30 years of Charles II’s restoration to the throne in 1660, England was once again on the verge of civil war. In 1688 the country was invaded by a foreign army and its King fled, as the Crown was offered by Parliament to his own nephew and son-in-law. Yet these events are usually called the Glorious Revolution.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Glorious Revolution, also called “The Revolution of 1688” and “The Bloodless Revolution, ” took place from 1688 to 1689 in England. It involved the overthrow of the Catholic King James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange.

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