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English Revolution

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noun

  1. the events of 1688–89 by which James II was expelled and the sovereignty conferred on William and Mary.


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In the English Revolution the Independents gained this ascendency by their valor, enthusiasm, and wisdom.

From A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges by Lord, John

Thus we reach the strange result that the same free thought upon which, according to M. Guizot, the French Revolution came to grief was one of the most essential products of the religious English Revolution.

From Selected Essays by Stenning, H. J.

He is interested in the stirring times of the English Revolution, and goes to the historical expert to find what it was all about.

From The Gentle Reader by Crothers, Samuel McChord

The American War brought the whole question of government to an issue, and the struggle, which had seemed to end in the English Revolution of 1688, was fought out again across the Atlantic.

From A Short History of English Liberalism by Blease, Walter Lyon

The English Revolution is popularly called the Revolution of 1688.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3 "Chitral" to "Cincinnati" by Various

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