Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution, also known as The Revolution of 1688, was the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange, a nephew of James who thereby had an interest to the throne irrespective of his marriage to Mary, his first cousin. The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in 1694, when William became ruler in his own right. Jacobitism, the political movement that aimed to restore the exiled James or his descendants of the House of Stuart to the throne, persisted into the late 18th century. William's invasion was the last successful invasion of England.
| Date | 1688–1689
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| Location | British Isles
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| Participants | English, Welsh, Irish and Scottish society, Dutch forces
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