The Glorious Revolution: The History of the Overthrow of King James II of England by William of Orange
Given recent events in American politics, I wanted to read a short history of perhaps the most bloodless revolution in Western history: the so-called “Glorious Revolution” of 1688 in England. In the short time on his thrown, King James II, a Roman Catholic, had sought to exert supreme power over England, which had been Protestant for some time. Though no polls existed then, he grew unpopular with an estimated 19/20 people against him. The English…
