Starter quiz
- Which keyword describes a draft of a proposed law presented to Parliament for discussion?
- 'Bill' ✓
- Complete the sentence with William's religion: In November 1688, William of Orange, ______ son-in-law to James II, landed in England and James fled for France.
- 'Protestant' ✓
- How did the ‘Invitation to William’ suggest to William of Orange that his takeover of England would have widespread support?
- It was signed by leading Scotsmen representing the different important groups.
- It was signed by leading Englishmen representing the different important groups. ✓
- It was signed by leading Irishmen representing the different important groups.
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- Put the following events in chronological order.
- 1⇔William set sail with over 200 ships and 40 000 men.
- 2⇔William landed in Torbay in Devon.
- 3⇔William gave a speech in Exeter assuring people he was supporting his wife.
- 4⇔James gathered his army in Salisbury.
- 5⇔William began his march on London and James pulled his back.
- 6⇔Key members of James' government defected - including his daughter Anne.
- 7⇔James fled to France under a Dutch guard.
- Complete the sentence: On 13th February 1689, the ______ Parliament offered William and Mary the throne, stating that James II had abdicated when he abandoned his people.
- 'Convention' ✓
- Which of the following did the 1688 Bill of Rights establish?
- banned Protestants from becoming kings or queens of England
- prevented the monarch from suspending laws and levying taxes ✓
- prevented the monarch from keeping a standing army in peacetime without consent ✓
- banned Catholics from becoming kings or queens of England ✓
- allowed the monarch to keep a standing army in peacetime without consent
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Exit quiz
- Who coined the term 'Glorious Revolution'?
- James II
- John Hampden ✓
- William III
- Mary II
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- Complete the sentence: In Scotland, some people who supported James II became known as the ______ and rebelled, but were defeated by 1690.
- 'Jacobites' ✓
- Complete the sentence: James II landed in Ireland with ______ backing with the aim of reclaiming his throne.
- 'French' ✓
- Scotland at this time was experiencing a serious split in the Protestant religion. What were the names of the two sides?
- Episcopalians and Anglicans
- Presbyterians and Catholics
- Episcopalians and Presbyterians ✓
- Presbyterians and Anglicans
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- By 1689, what percentage of Ireland was Catholic?
- 25%
- 50%
- 75% ✓
- 100%
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- What were the consequences of the Battle of the Boyne (1690)?
- William emerged victorious. ✓
- James emerged victorious.
- James earned himself the nickname in Ireland of ‘James the Coward’. ✓
- William earned himself the nickname in Ireland of ‘William the Coward’.
- Louis XIV stopped funding efforts to help James regain his crown. ✓
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Key learning points
- The events of 1688-9 swiftly became known as the 'Glorious Revolution', coined by the MP John Hampden.
- In Scotland some people who supported James II became known as the Jacobites and rebelled, but were defeated by 1690.
- James II landed in Ireland with French backing with the aim of reclaiming his throne.
- The Irish parliament declared that James II remained king and James built his army in Ireland.
- William of Orange defeated James II at the Battle of Boyne in July 1690, ending his chances of reclaiming his throne.
Common misconception
All Scottish people at the time followed the same type of Protestantism.
Scotland at this time was experiencing a serious split in the Protestant religion between Episcopalians and Presbyterians. The Episcopalians supported James while the Presbyterians supported William III.
Keywords
Episcopalian - a form of Protestantism where the Church is run by bishops
Jacobite - a supporter of the deposed James II and his descendants
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