The English Revolution of 1688-89 has been hailed as a “Glorious Revolution” because it was relatively bloodless and led to the establishment of the English Bill of Rights. In this lesson, students weigh competing historical interpretations to determine whether the English Revolution of 1688-89 was truly “glorious.”
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Image: Artistic depiction of William and Mary from c. 1689. From the Library of Congress.