Starter quiz
- Which keyword describes a sovereign head of state, such as a king, queen or emperor?
- revolutionary
- monarch ✓
- revisionist
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- What did the Whigs support?
- Catholicism
- parliamentary power ✓
- absolute monarchy
- Protestantism ✓
- protectionist economic beliefs
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- Complete the sentence: a ______ historian is a historian who believes that societies make progress over time.
- 'Whig' ✓
- For how many years were the Whigs the only political party in Britain?
- '45' ✓
- Which of the following features of the Glorious Revolution were regarded as positive by Whig historians?
- monarchs owe their power to parliament ✓
- parliament controls the army ✓
- MPs have ‘Parliamentary privilege’ ✓
- religiously tolerant society ✓
- decrease in diplomatic relations with other countries
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- Why is the Whig interpretation of the 1688 Revolution as ‘Glorious’ an issue?
- William and Mary did not want them to use this term
- it was not a bloodless revolution in England
- it does not account for the situation in Scotland and Ireland ✓
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Exit quiz
- Complete the sentence: A ______ historian tries to look at historical events or developments in a new way.
- 'revisionist' ✓
- Which historian(s) first challenged the Whig interpretation of the Glorious Revolution?
- Edmund Burke ✓
- Christopher Hill
- Douglas North and Barry Weingast
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- Complete the sentence: John Morrill called the 1688 revolution the '______ Revolution'.
- 'sensible' ✓
- Which keyword describes something involving or causing a complete and dramatic change?
- 'revolutionary' ✓
- Which historian called the 1688 revolution the 'first modern revolution'?
- John Morrill
- Steven Pincus ✓
- Edmund Burke
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- Which century were almost all revisionist interpretations constructed in?
- 18th century
- 19th century
- 20th century ✓
- 21st century
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Key learning points
- The Whig vision of history is now not accepted by most historians; revisionists have argued against it.
- Some revisionists argue that the Glorious Revolution was unrevolutionary and was less significant.
- John Morrill called it the 'Sensible Revolution' as a result, suggesting it was a very conservative development.
- Other revisionists argue that the Glorious Revolution actually represented very significant revolutionary change.
- Steven Pincus called it the 'first modern revolution', saying it was violent, popular and divisive.
Common misconception
Interpretations of history are set in stone.
Many aspects of history face regular revisions as more research is conducted.
Keywords
Revisionist - a revisionist historian tries to look at historical events or developments in a new way
Revolutionary - involving or causing a complete and dramatic change
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