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255 matches to Glorious Revolution
English Revolution. 1688. Glorious Revolution.
Glorious Revolution. 1688. British Protestant William and Mary depose James II. Declaration of Rights, Bill of Rights 1689.
Indulgence, Declaration. 1662,72. Charles II grants toleration of Nonconformists. Voided by Parliament. 1687. James II suspends penal laws against Catholics causing Glorious Revolution.
Jacobites. 1688-1753. Supporters of exiled James II and Stuart line after Glorious Revolution. 1715 “Old Pretender” James fails to claim British throne. 1745-6. Bonnie Prince Charlie unable to reclaim throne of England/Scotland. Stuart supporters aided rebels in Scotland and Ireland. Culloden Moor.
James II. 1633-1701. King of Great Britain 1685-8. Exiled 1689- in France. Supported Catholics. Bloody Assizes. Glorious Revolution overthrew him.
Parliament. British Monarch, House of Lords and Commons. 1295 Model Parliament. 1688 Glorious Revolution. 1911 Parliament Act. Curia Regis. Name of legislatures of most former British colonies.
Shrewsbury, Duke of. 1660-1718. English. Influenced Glorious Revolution, Hanoverian succession.
Adams, John. 1735-1826. Revolutionary, 2nd US president 1797-1801.
Adams, Samuel. 1722-1803. US Revolutionary: -“No taxation without representation”.
Afghanistan Invasion. 1979-87. Russian troops support Marxist revolutionaries.
Alexandra, Feodorovna. 1872-1918. Wife of Nicholas II of Russia. Controlled Gov’t during WWI. Cause of Revolution. Executed. Rasputin.
Algerian Revolutionary War. 1954-62. Plebiscite granted independence from France, 1962.
Alien and Sedition Acts. 1798-1800/02. US fear French Revolution. Forbade criticism of government. Abused by Federalists vs Republicans.
Allen, Ethan. 1738-89. Led Green Mountain Boys in American Revolution. Failed to take Montreal, 1775.
American Revolution. 1775-1783. Independence won from Britain, United States of America formed.
Amiens, Treaty. 1527. Henry VIII, Francis I ally vs Charles V. 1802. England, France, Spain, Holland end French Revolutionary Wars. Britain cedes captured territory, gains Ceylon, Trinidad.
Anarchism, Communistic. Marxist revolutionary version of anarchism that seeks to overthrow the state. Bakunin. Kropotkin. Assassinated: Sadi-Carnot, Empress Elizabeth, Umberto I, McKinley.
Ancien Régime. Pre-Revolutionary French socio- political order.
André, John. 1750-80. British officer in American Revolution. Conspired with Benedict Arnold.
Arnold, Benedict. 1741-1801. American Revolution general. Betrayed US.
Artigas, José. 1764-1850. Uruguay revolutionary leader. “Father of Uruguayan independence”.
Ayala Plan. 1911. Zapata to renew Mexican Revolution, return land to communal ownership.
Babeuf, François. 1760-97. French Socialist egalitarian revolutionary. “Conspiracy of Equals” vs Directory.
Bakunin, Mikhail. 1814-76. Russian anarchist revolutionary. International movement. Advocated assassination. Dieu et l’état 1871.
Ben Bella, Ahmed. 1918-. Algerian Socialist revolutionary. President 1962-5. House arrest 1965-79.