Why was the glorious revolution glorious?

Answer 1

It was a religio-political event in the England of William and Mary ( Mary II). It was so-called from the religious connotations of the adjective ( look at all the hymns using the word Gloria or variants-including Christmas songs. Basically it was an alleged new era of religious tolerance of different denominations- such as Roman Catholics in The United Kingdom. So-called from its spiritual nature and relative lack of violence- the battleground was in the spirit- not in the fields of war!

Answer 2

The glorious revolution is considered to be "glorious" because there was relatively little bloodshed. The only real fighting that occurred was at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland in which the Catholic Irish defended James II, the Catholic Stuart King of England.

Answer 3

It isn't.

The Glorious Revolution was later - after James the Second fled the country and the rule of Parliament was finally asserted. And it marked the end of religious persecution.

Answer 4

it was a bloodless revolution

Answer 5

John Hampden coined the term in 1689.