This is not surprising, as Kay's very first sentence in the book, in the Preface, is: "I came to the study of the
Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 from the study of constitutional law" (p.
These are two important books that focus on what for many years was the less studied political upheaval of Britain's seventeenth century: the so-called
Glorious Revolution of 1688-89.
It championed a Whig interpretation of the
Glorious Revolution of 1688, which brought William and Mary to the throne in place of James II.
One popular theory is that the
Glorious Revolution of 1688 led to a secure property-rights system, which encouraged investment, which in turn spurred innovation.
England's
Glorious Revolution of 1688-89 holds a special place in our understanding of the modern world and the revolutions that shaped it.
They note that in Rise and Decline, Olson had "pointed to the
Glorious Revolution as a watershed" in the development of Great Britain.
The Founding Fathers were acutely aware of the example of King James II, whose practice of suspending or dispensing with laws he believed encroached on royal prerogatives eventually occasioned his overthrow in the
Glorious Revolution of 1688.
The ability of these reformers to insert themselves into local public life (as witnessed, for example, the large number of voluntary associations, whose visibility increased through a rapid growth of the press), the memory of the
Glorious Revolution of 1848-1849 (a revolutionary experience that "encouraged people to see themselves not as subjects, but as citizens belonging to a national community rather than a particular town, religion, or occupation," p.
A HUGE set of thanks and congratulations to Newbury boss Mark Kershaw and his staff who staged a
glorious revolution for racing this weekend.
Note: Volume two of this three-part history begins with Chaucer and proceeds to the
Glorious Revolution of the late 17th century.
Even the
Glorious Revolution did not really alter it; the English gentleman's sartorial preferences were settled.
McCoy's title references the changing nature of kingship related to succession as he takes the reader from Henry VIII's accession through the
Glorious Revolution. Despite the fact that four of the five chapters are devoted to the English writers, the dominant theme of this text is historical change, skillfully introduced with a chapter devoted to Henry's effect on religion, a change indicated in McCoy's choice of title, "Real Presence to Royal Presence." He begins his discussion by outlining the concepts of the real presence and transubstantiation, along with their significance to the early modern Englishman.