The Glorious Revolution Trivia Questions

That conflict was the Wars of the Roses (1455-1487); the Glorious Revolution involved James II and William of Orange in 1688.

1642 marks the beginning of the English Civil War, not the Glorious Revolution, which occurred in 1688-1689.

Oliver Cromwell died in 1658 and led the English Civil War decades earlier; the Glorious Revolution was led by William of Orange.

James II was deposed in 1688; William of Orange and his wife Mary were invited by Parliament to rule as joint monarchs.

James II fled to France and lived in exile; he was never captured or executed. The revolution was largely bloodless.

While there were skirmishes and the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland, the power transfer within England itself was largely peaceful.

The Bill of Rights was passed by Parliament and accepted by William and Mary, limiting royal powers and establishing key civil liberties.

The birth of James Francis Edward Stuart raised fears of a permanent Catholic monarchy, prompting Protestant nobles to invite William of Orange.