On June 30, 1688, seven English noblemen—two earls, a viscount, a bishop, and three barons—sent a covert letter to William of Orange, inviting him to intervene militarily in England and promising their support in overthrowing King James II. Known to history as the “Immortal…
Read MoreOn December 23, 1688, James II of England fled England for France, bringing to a close one of the most decisive constitutional crises in English history. His flight—effectively an abdication—marked the culmination of the Glorious Revolution, a political upheaval that replaced a reigning monarch…
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