Glorious Revolution
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The Glorious Revolution was the 1688–1689 overthrow of King James II of England that brought William III and Mary II to the throne and established parliamentary supremacy and constitutional monarchy in Britain.
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Target entity: Glorious Revolution Context triple: [English Bill of Rights, historicalPeriod, Glorious Revolution]
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Short Parliament 1640
The Short Parliament of 1640 was a brief and contentious session of the English Parliament, lasting only three weeks, that highlighted escalating conflicts between Charles I and his opponents over taxation and royal authority on the eve of the English Civil War.
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English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of mid-17th-century conflicts between the monarchy and Parliament in England that led to the trial and execution of Charles I and the temporary establishment of a republican Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell.
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Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
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Bishops' Wars
The Bishops' Wars were a pair of mid-17th-century conflicts between Charles I and Scotland over attempts to impose Anglican religious practices, helping trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Glorious Revolution Target entity description: The Glorious Revolution was the 1688–1689 overthrow of King James II of England that brought William III and Mary II to the throne and established parliamentary supremacy and constitutional monarchy in Britain.
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A.
Short Parliament 1640
The Short Parliament of 1640 was a brief and contentious session of the English Parliament, lasting only three weeks, that highlighted escalating conflicts between Charles I and his opponents over taxation and royal authority on the eve of the English Civil War.
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B.
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of mid-17th-century conflicts between the monarchy and Parliament in England that led to the trial and execution of Charles I and the temporary establishment of a republican Commonwealth under Oliver Cromwell.
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C.
Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Settlement 1701 is a landmark English statute that established the Protestant succession to the English throne and significantly shaped the constitutional monarchy and parliamentary sovereignty in Britain.
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D.
Bishops' Wars
The Bishops' Wars were a pair of mid-17th-century conflicts between Charles I and Scotland over attempts to impose Anglican religious practices, helping trigger the broader Wars of the Three Kingdoms.
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E.
Peace of Westphalia
The Peace of Westphalia was the series of 1648 treaties that ended the Thirty Years' War in Europe and is often credited with establishing the foundations of the modern system of sovereign nation-states.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (67)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical event
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political event ⓘ revolution ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Bloodless Revolution
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Glorious Revolution ⓘ
surface form:
Revolution of 1688
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| cause |
birth of James Francis Edward Stuart
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conflict over religious toleration for Catholics ⓘ fear of Catholic absolutism under James II ⓘ standing army loyal to James II ⓘ suspension of laws by royal prerogative ⓘ |
| chronology | late 17th century ⓘ |
| country |
England
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Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ |
| endDate | 1689 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Jacobite risings
ⓘ
Williamite War in Ireland ⓘ |
| ideology | Protestantism ⓘ |
| influenced |
American Revolutionary era
ⓘ
surface form:
American Revolution
Lockean political theory ⓘ development of liberal constitutionalism ⓘ |
| involved |
Dutch Republic
ⓘ
Parliament of England ⓘ
surface form:
English Parliament
Conservative Party (UK) ⓘ
surface form:
English Tories
English Whigs ⓘ Protestant nobility ⓘ |
| keyFigure |
James II of England
ⓘ
John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough ⓘ Mary II of England ⓘ Earl of Sunderland ⓘ
surface form:
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
The Immortal Seven ⓘ William III of England ⓘ
surface form:
William III of Orange
|
| legalInstrument |
English Bill of Rights
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surface form:
Bill of Rights 1689
Claim of Right Act 1689 (Scotland) ⓘ English Bill of Rights ⓘ
surface form:
Declaration of Right 1689
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| location |
England
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London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
Netherlands ⓘ
surface form:
The Netherlands
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| opposedIdeology | Catholic absolutism ⓘ |
| overthrew |
James II of England
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James VII of Scotland ⓘ |
| partOf |
Stuart period
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surface form:
Stuart period in British history
|
| precededBy | reign of James II of England ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Anglican Communion
ⓘ
surface form:
Anglican Church
Roman Catholicism ⓘ
surface form:
Catholic Church
Protestant Reformation legacy ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
English Bill of Rights
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surface form:
Bill of Rights 1689
Toleration Act 1689 ⓘ Triennial Act 1641 ⓘ
surface form:
Triennial Act 1694
Union of the Crowns ⓘ
surface form:
Union of Crowns under William and Mary
accession of Mary II of England ⓘ accession of William III of England ⓘ constitutional monarchy in England ⓘ development of cabinet government ⓘ establishment of parliamentary supremacy in England ⓘ increased power of the House of Commons ⓘ joint monarchy of William III and Mary II ⓘ limitation of royal prerogative ⓘ prohibition of Catholic succession to the English throne ⓘ recognition of rights of Parliament ⓘ regular meetings of Parliament ⓘ strengthening of Protestant succession ⓘ weakening of absolute monarchy in England ⓘ |
| significance |
established principle that monarch rules with consent of Parliament
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foundation of modern British constitutional monarchy ⓘ shifted sovereignty from Crown to Parliament ⓘ |
| startDate | 1688 ⓘ |
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Subject: Glorious Revolution Description of subject: The Glorious Revolution was the 1688–1689 overthrow of King James II of England that brought William III and Mary II to the throne and established parliamentary supremacy and constitutional monarchy in Britain.
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