HIST 3130 Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Making Money, Lord George Gordon, Gordon Riots
17 Sep 2013
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18th century was a period of war in britain. Charles 2 died leaving no heirs, throne was based to his brother james 2. James was overtly catholic which became a problem: series of military battles ensued. James 2 was forced into exile and mary (his daughter) and her husband ( William 3) ruled jointly for about a decade. Parliament was able to make many demands, they were in a position of power which is what makes the glorious revolution significant. Revolution settled that the new monarch had to be the same religion as the church of england. Finished what the english civil war had begun in the 17th century. This set them apart from france, where monarch ruled absolutely: the english had parliament as well. They loved this because they felt it set them above because the people had a voice as well ( in theory) Unified in 1707, great britain was created.
