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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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With each passing day, it seems, the Trump administration seems intent on replaying the leadup to the English Revolution.

From Salon

The opposition of Amsterdam to an English Revolution of 1688. expedition, in the absence of danger from the side of France, was overcome.

From Project Gutenberg

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 Project Gutenberg

The sequel to the Revocation was the English Revolution.

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At the period of the English Revolution," says this consummate hypocrite, Brownson, "the mass of the English people were buried in the grossest ignorance.

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