Seven Bishops
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The Seven Bishops were members of the Church of England tried and acquitted for seditious libel in the Court of King's Bench in June 1688. The very unpopular prosecution of the bishops is viewed as a
The Seven Bishops
James II; attempts to impose the Declaration of Indulgence destroyed his support base
Henry Compton, Bishop of London; already suspended by James, he was not one of the Seven but played a significant role in the petition
Lord Jeffreys, the Lord Chancellor, who urged James not to prosecute
Glorious Revolution
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The Glorious Revolution was the deposition of King James II in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, James's nephew William III of Orange. The two ruled as join
Seven Bishops
…Court of King's Bench in June 1688. The very unpopular prosecution of the bishops is viewed as a significant event contributing to the November 1688 Glorious Revolution and deposition of James II. In November 1685, James II dismissed the Parliament of England for refusing to pass measures removing legal restrictions…
The Prince of Orange landing at Torbay as depicted in an illustration by Johan Herman Isings
The sailing order of the Dutch fleet
James II and VII, King of England, Scotland and Ireland. Portrait of James II by Godfrey Kneller, National Portrait Gallery, 1684
James's attempts to allow tolerance for English Catholics coincided with the October 1685 Edict of Fontainebleau revoking it for Huguenots.