GLORIUS REVELOUTION Flashcards
Who ruled England as Lord Protector from 1653 to 1658?
Oliver Cromwell
Who became king of England in 1660?
Charles II
How was this king related to Charles I?
He was Charles I’s son
What was restored in England in 1660?
The monarchy
What did the Test Act do?
Banned Catholics from working for the monarchor helping to run the country
What event were Catholics blamed for causing in 1666?
The Great Fire of London
What did Titus Oates claim he had discovered in 1678?
A catholic plot to kill Charles II
Why did many Protestant elites not want James II to become king in 1685
?He had converted to Catholicism
What relation was James II to Charles II?
His brother
Which law did James II try to get rid of?
The Test Act
Why didthe fear of Catholic rule increase in 1688?
James II had a son
vWho did the Seven Bishops ask to invade England in 1688?
William of Orange
\Who was William married to?
Mary, James II’s daughter
What religion were William and Mary?
Protestant
What did Parliament use to limit William’s power?
The Bill of Rights
What was restored in 1660?
The monarchy
What name was given to the event in 1688 when William invaded England and was crowned king?
The Glorious Revolution
Why did some people in England call 1688-89 a ‘Glorious Revolution’?
Many English Protestants were pleased to have got rid of James II
What did William use to help create the image of a ‘Glorious Revolution’?
Hundreds of printing presses
Who were the Jacobites?
Supporters of James II
What started the Williamite-Jacobite Wars in Ireland?
The Siege of Derry
What was promised to Irish Catholics who swore an Oath of Loyalty to William in the Treaty of Limerick (1691)?\
That they could keep their land
Who was killed in the Glencoe Massacre in 1692?
38 unarmed members of the MacDonald clan
Why have some historians argued that the word ‘Glorious’ is the wrong way to describe the events of 1688-92?
Thousands of people died in Ireland and Scotlan
What was created to help fund William’s army in the Nine Years War?
The Bank of England
Which law brought England and Scotland together into one kingdom, Great Britain?
The Act of Union
In which year was the law passed which brought England and Scotland together into one kingdom?
1707
Why did the Scottish Parliament agree to the law that brought them together into one kingdom with England?
Scotland was bankrupt
What did many English people start to drink after 1688 because they believed it was a good Protestant drink?
Gin
What name was given to supporters of James II?
Jacobites
