Format:
191 S.
,
Ill.
ISBN:
9780752461823
Content:
The Glorious Revolution of 1688 is a story of intrigue, plot and counter-plot, religious rivalry and nationalist fervour. It tells of a stubborn and bigoted king (James VII & II) in conflict with this subjects - a conflict in which he was finally forced to put aside his crown and make way for his daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange. Less than thirty years since Charles II has been restored to the throne, a king was once more deposed (although this time rather less bloodily), effectively creating the form of government that we have today: after the Revolution it was no longer possib
Note:
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword by Jack Straw; Preface and Acknowledgements; What's in a Name?; Calendars Old and New; 1 War on the High Seas; 2 Plots and Popery; 3 A Failed Rebellion; 4 Turbulent Times; 5 Dutch Courage - New Hope; 6 Out with the Old, In with the New; 7 Killiecrankie, Glencoe and the Boyne; 8 Aftermath; Notes; Select Bibliography; Plates; Copyright
Language:
English
Keywords:
Glorious Revolution
;
Geschichte
