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GLORIUS REVELOUTION Flashcards

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Who ruled England as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658?

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Oliver Cromwell

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Who became king of England in 1660?

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Charles II

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How was this king related to Charles I?

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He was Charles I’s son

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What was restored in England in 1660?

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The monarchy

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What did the Test Act do?

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Banned Catholics from working for the monarchor helping to run the country

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What event were Catholics blamed for causing in 1666?

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The Great Fire of London

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What did Titus Oates claim he had discovered in 1678?

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A catholic plot to kill Charles II

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Why did many Protestant elites not want James II to become king in 1685

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?He had converted to Catholicism

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9
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What relation was James II to Charles II?

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His brother

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Which law did James II try to get rid of?

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The Test Act

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Why didthe fear of Catholic rule increase in 1688?

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James II had a son

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vWho did the Seven Bishops ask to invade England in 1688?

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William of Orange

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\Who was William married to?

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Mary, James II’s daughter

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What religion were William and Mary?

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Protestant

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What did Parliament use to limit William’s power?

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The Bill of Rights

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What was restored in 1660?

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The monarchy

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What name was given to the event in 1688 when William invaded England and was crowned king?

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The Glorious Revolution

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Why did some people in England call 1688-89 a ‘Glorious Revolution’?

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Many English Protestants were pleased to have got rid of James II

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What did William use to help create the image of a ‘Glorious Revolution’?

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Hundreds of printing presses

20
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Who were the Jacobites?

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Supporters of James II

21
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What started the Williamite-Jacobite Wars in Ireland?

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The Siege of Derry

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What was promised to Irish Catholics who swore an Oath of Loyalty to William in the Treaty of Limerick (1691)?\

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That they could keep their land

23
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Who was killed in the Glencoe Massacre in 1692?

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38 unarmed members of the MacDonald clan

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Why have some historians argued that the word ‘Glorious’ is the wrong way to describe the events of 1688-92?

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Thousands of people died in Ireland and Scotlan

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What was created to help fund William’s army in the Nine Years War?

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The Bank of England

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Which law brought England and Scotland together into one kingdom, Great Britain?

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The Act of Union

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In which year was the law passed which brought England and Scotland together into one kingdom?

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1707

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Why did the Scottish Parliament agree to the law that brought them together into one kingdom with England?

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Scotland was bankrupt

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What did many English people start to drink after 1688 because they believed it was a good Protestant drink?

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Gin

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What name was given to supporters of James II?

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Jacobites

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