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

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

A lecture on the history of the English Revolution, Paris, 1850.

From Selected Essays by Stenning, H. J.

But their views were greatly changed, and their advance on the road to freedom materially accelerated, by the English Revolution of 1688.

From Inquiry Into the Origin and Course of Political Parties in the United States by Van Buren, Martin

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 sequel to the Revocation was the English Revolution.

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