English Revolution

American  

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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Example Sentences

The sequel to the Revocation was the English Revolution.

From The Anglo-French Entente in the Seventeenth Century by Bastide, Charles

These same principles also became the rallying shout of the English Revolution of 1688.

From Vondel's Lucifer by Vondel, Joost van den

The struggle of the people against royalty is pre�minently the genius of the English Revolution.

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

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

With his sentiment for anniversaries, he may have begun his work on November 4th, in honor of the English Revolution, whose centenary celebration he had witnessed three years before.

From The Life Of Thomas Paine, Vol. I. (of II) With A History of His Literary, Political and Religious Career in America France, and England; to which is added a Sketch of Paine by William Cobbett by Conway, Moncure Daniel