1 janv. 1688 - 'The Glorious Revolution'
Description:
- new Protestant revolution had just succeeded where the revolt of 1685 had failed (this was the Protestant rising after Catholic James II was crowned)- Protestant Prince William of Orange with his wife Mary, daughter of James II, invaded England and King James left it, his army having dropped away
- "Glorious Revolution" or "Bloodless Revolution," as the victors liked to call it, is often seen by modern historians as marking the true end of feudalism in England and the rise of the mercantile middle class into real and dominant political power
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Date:
1 janv. 1688
Maintenaint
~ Il y a 337 ans