The Glorious Revolution And Its Impact On British North America

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The Glorious Revolution is known as a peaceful and bloodless revolution in the history. This paper will provide details about the Glorious Revolution, the relationship between the Catholicism and the Glorious Revolution, and its impacts on British North America.

The Glorious Revolution started in 1688 and ended in 1689. Actually, revolution fundamentals started in 1685 when James II became a king of England after the death of his brother Charles II. James did not agree with the Parliamentarians about being Protestants because he was Catholic; therefore, he suspended the Parliamentarians. James’s allies started to fear about the persecution for imposing the Catholicism by James and France King Louis. King Henry continued

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