Edward Vallance
Heeding the call of Englandâ€™s ruling class, the Dutch Prince William of,Orange landed with a massive invasion force and within six weeks,expelled the Catholic King James II in 1688. In what was largely,heralded as a bloodless revolution, William and his English wife Mary,,James IIâ€™s Protestant daughter, were crowned joint monarchs, accepting,the Declaration of Rights that affirmed Parliamentâ€™s ancient rights. It,was a turning point in Britainâ€™s march toward universal suffrage and,liberties. But as acclaimed historian Edward Vallance reveals, the,Glorious Revolution was characterized by warfare and bloody massacre,(especially for Catholics and Irishmen), affected the rights of the,common man in ways traditional histories have ignored, and engaged the,British populace in the affairs of government as never before. A,thriller-paced bookâ€”rich in seventeenth-century first-person accounts of,the bloodshed and political machinations of the periodâ€”that turns every,debate about this great historical event on its head.
History,European Literature,British Literature,History,European History,Religion,Politics,Cultural,Ireland,Nonfiction
The Glorious Revolution: 1688: Britain's Fight for Liberty