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- subject = World History
- title = Revolutions
- papers = One of the six revolutions
- that I have studied independently is the Glorious Revolution. The Glorious
- Revolution took place in England during 1688 to 1689. James II and the Catholic
- church were in control of the land.
- The old regime was James II, along with
- the Catholic church. James II, the second surviving son of Charles I, became
- king of England in 1685. James crushed two revolts upon his newly found land.
- One, controlled by his nephew, James Scott, duke of Monmouth, and the other
- controlled by Archibald Campbell, ninth earl of Argyll. The people were not
- happy with his performance handling these revolts. James had also ended religious
- restrictions in 1687, which caused an increase religious tension. On June
- 10, 1688, William of Orange, later to become William III, was asked to take
- the throne of England, there by starting the beginning of the revolution.
- So, now Parliament and William of Orange and his wife Mary and the Catholic
- church help all the power in England, being the moderates of the revolution.
- Seeing, as how there were no radicals, there could be no accession of them,
- nor could there be a reign of terror. Convalescence was reached when Mary
- and William signed the Declaration of Power. Also, there
- was now a ruler
- again.
- According to Crane BrintonÆs "Course That Revolutions Seem To Take",
- there is only one situation that occurred in the Glorious Revolution. Revolutionaries
- gain power and seem united. This was shown by how William and Mary and Parliament
- and the Catholic Church all joined up together to rule over England successfully.
- None of the other 9 happened during this revolution.
- I donÆt believe that
- the Glorious Revolution was a revolution at all. First off, the only two things
- that the people didnÆt like were that there was a lot of religious tension
- and that they thought James was a bad ruler because he was trying to protect
- the country. I surely hope that Bill Clinton would try to protect us from
- any outside enemies that tried to take over The United States. I wouldnÆt
- care how he did it, just as long as the American people were safe. Second,
- There was only one part from "The Course That Revolutions Seem To Take". I
- feel that if this was truly to be a revolution, there would have to be more
- than just one. I might be able to see how it was a revolution if there were
- more than four sections, or maybe even a very powerful two, but not just one
- section.
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