The Glorious Revolution
The phrase Glorious Revolution was coined to summarize the order of events of 1688-1689 that led to the ousting of Catholic King James II (Miller, 2017). King James II was dethroned as monarch, and replaced by Protestant Queen Mary II and her husband King William III as rulers of England. King James II’s policies on religion had been met with an enormous amount of opposition because of his endorsement of Catholicism (Sowerby, 2013). The Glorious Revolution was coined so as it was bloodless, and it led to the accession of the British Parliament to govern over the crown, and many people have argued that it was more religious than political (Van, 2008). Therefore, this paper will create an outline of the role of religion in the Glorious Revolution.
According to various empirical studies, religion played a massive role in the Glorious Revolution. Religion led to a continuous schism between King James II and his opposition. In this case, various religious accusations led to the culmination of King James II. King James’ doctrines upset many religious groups, and it led to the formation of opposition parties (Miller, 2017). The first accusation was that King James had planned to rebuild the Catholic Church in England against the will of the Protestants. King James II wanted to reestablish the Roman Catholic Church in a way that it could not be destroyed. Also, historians have consistently stated that King James II wanted to convert Protestants to the
Since fighting as a result of religious discrimination was evident during this time, (Catholics wanted to abolish the Protestant religion forever and Protestants wanting to overthrow a Catholic ruler), religious unrest and a challenging of religious views are clear during this time period, despite the fact that it was such an important factor in the Age of Enlightenment. For example, “[the people of England] waded through seas of blood to drown the idol of arbitrary power,” (Document 6) implies that the English have fought and have undemocratic rulers put into place, leading to even more conflicts.
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1688-1689: Glorious Revolution occurred in which James II was dethroned in favor of Protestants William III and Mary
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