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Royalty, Revolution and Restoration in Wales and England c.1603-1715

The Glorious Revolution and the Revolutionary Settlement

  • 3 things to know
  • A2 Unit 3

Overview

Recall questions on why James II lost his support, the invitation and the flight, how the Convention explained the vacancy, and the statutory conditions placed on the Crown.

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What triggered the invitation to William of Orange?

Who and when

Who were the Immortal Seven?

Key term

Why was there so little fighting in England in 1688?

Questions from this subtopic

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  1. 1

    What triggered the invitation to William of Orange?

    Model answer

    The birth of a son to James II in June 1688, which promised a permanent Catholic dynasty, together with the acquittal of the Seven Bishops in the same month.

  2. 2

    Who were the Immortal Seven?

    Model answer

    The group of leading Whigs and Tories who signed the invitation asking William of Orange to come to England with an army.

  3. 3

    Where and when did William land?

    Model answer

    At Torbay in Devon in November 1688.

  4. 4

    Why was there so little fighting in England in 1688?

    Model answer

    James's officers and nobles deserted him, his nerve failed, and he fled to France, so the change of ruler could be presented as bloodless.

  5. 5

    Why did James's flight matter constitutionally?

    Model answer

    It allowed the Convention to declare that he had abdicated and left the throne vacant, avoiding the language of deposition that Tories could not accept.

  6. 6

    How was the succession settled in 1689?

    Model answer

    William and Mary were offered the crown jointly, with the administration in William's hands, the succession to pass to Mary's heirs and then to Anne and hers.

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