As a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, King William III became king alongside Queen Mary II upon the abdication of King James II, Mary II's Catholic father.
William and Mary were invited to England to help overthrow the King James II. They accepted because they were both protestant and the people of England wanted a protestant monarch rather than the Catholic monarch they would have if James II's son and Mary's younger brother grew up and took the throne. William and Mary also wanted to rule England as protestant monarchs.
The Glorious Revolution overthrew King James II and brought King William III to the throne of England. James II
King John of England signed the Magna Carta in 1215. The Magna Carta limited the King's powers and protected the rights of the citizens.
As a result of the glorious revolution, king William III of Orange-Nassau was crowned as William III of England, after Dutch fleet and army invaded England . This invasion was supported by some English parliamentarians, to overthrow king James II of England.
King James II
James II
James II
James II
The Glorious revolution.
He was the last Roman Catholic King of England and Scotland and he was deposed by William and Mary.
He was the last Roman Catholic King of England and Scotland and he was deposed by William and Mary.
The fleeing abroad of the Catholic King James II.
William and Mary agreed to sign the English Bill of Rights as a precondition for becoming king and queen of England -Joseph Esclavon
They were Protestant Rulers who were invited by some parliament members to overthrow the Catholic King James II
As a result of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, King William III became king alongside Queen Mary II upon the abdication of King James II, Mary II's Catholic father.
James was the son of Mary Queen of Scots, therefore he was an enemy. William and Mary were good English protestants while James was a Scottish Catholic.