HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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It was bloodless (no one died)
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King James II worked with Parliament.
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Parliament passed the English Bill of Rights
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William and Mary agreed to respect Parliament.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Glorious Revolution (1688–89) permanently established Parliament as the ruling power of England-and, later, the United Kingdom-representing a shift from an absolute monarchy to a constitutional monarchy.
Detailed explanation-2: -However, there was a major problem – Prince James was born a catholic in a protestant country. The British parliament, appalled and concerned by this event, sought to remove the royal family from power. They began a revolution, a Glorious Revolution, which would change Great Britain forever.
Detailed explanation-3: -So the Glorious Revolution wasn’t so ‘glorious’ for the people who had no voice in the democratic process. And to take an even more extreme line, you could describe it as the successful invasion of Britain by a foreign power, motivated by the economic interests of the merchants of Amsterdam.