James II became the king + Glorious Revolution (1 ene 1685 año – 1 ene 1688 año)

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1685
Charles II died and his Catholic brother James II became the king
James II was far less cooperative. He violated English laws, appointed Catholics to high office, and dissolved Parliament.
- led several members of Parliament to reach out to James II’s Protestant daughter Mary.

1688
- seven members of Parliament invited Mary and her husband William, the Prince of Orange to invade England and overthrow James II.
- James gave up without a fight and William and Mary became the king and queen of England in the Glorious Revolution.

William and Mary cooperated with Parliament and together they created a constitutional monarchy for England in which the monarch and Parliament required mutual consent to govern
- Parliament drafted and the monarchs signed the English Bill of Rights which protected the rule of law and speech.

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