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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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But after the English Revolution his power declined.

From Virginia under the Stuarts 1607-1688 by Wertenbaker, Thomas Jefferson

When rebellion is successful it is called revolution; but there may be revolution without rebellion; as, the English Revolution of 1688.

From English Synonyms and Antonyms With Notes on the Correct Use of Prepositions by Fernald, James Champlin

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

From Selected Essays by Stenning, H. J.

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

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