What name is given to the period during which James II was overthrown and William and Mary came to power?

What name is given to the period during which James II was overthrown and William and Mary came to power?

• A. English Civil War
• B. Restoration
• C. English Bill of Rights
• D. Glorious Revolution

Answer: (D)

The period in question is called the Glorious Revolution. It marks a mostly peaceful shift of power in 1688–1689 when James II was displaced and William of Orange and his wife, Mary, took the English throne. The name “Glorious” reflects how smoothly the change occurred compared with earlier conflicts, and how it led to a new constitutional arrangement that limited the prerogatives of the monarchy and elevated Parliament’s role. This event also paved the way for the Bill of Rights in 1689, which enshrined limits on royal authority and protected key rights, reinforcing a Protestant succession. It’s distinct from the Restoration, which refers to the 1660 return of the monarchy after the Interregnum, and from the English Civil War, an earlier period of intense conflict. The English Bill of Rights is a significant outcome of this era, not the period itself.

The period in question is called the Glorious Revolution. It marks a mostly peaceful shift of power in 1688–1689 when James II was displaced and William of Orange and his wife, Mary, took the English throne. The name “Glorious” reflects how smoothly the change occurred compared with earlier conflicts, and how it led to a new constitutional arrangement that limited the prerogatives of the monarchy and elevated Parliament’s role. This event also paved the way for the Bill of Rights in 1689, which enshrined limits on royal authority and protected key rights, reinforcing a Protestant succession. It’s distinct from the Restoration, which refers to the 1660 return of the monarchy after the Interregnum, and from the English Civil War, an earlier period of intense conflict. The English Bill of Rights is a significant outcome of this era, not the period itself.