- The Victorian Web - Glorious Revolution
- The Catholic Encyclopedia - English Revolution of 1688
- The Grand Orange Lodge of Ireland - The Glorious Revolution
- Spartacus Educational - Biography of Glorious Revolution
- Buzzle.com - The Glorious Revolution
- History Learning Site - The 1688 Revolution
- British Broadcasting Corporation - The Glorious Revolution
- British Broadcasting Corporation - Bill of Rights Act, 1689 – The Glorious Revolution
- How Stuff Works - History - Glorious Revolution of 1688
- British Broadcasting Corporation - The Jacobite Cause
Britannica Web Sites
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- Glorious Revolution - Children's Encyclopedia (Ages 8-11)
The English Revolution of 1688, called the Glorious Revolution, was not a war. No soldiers went into battle, and no shots were fired. A new king and queen simply took the place of James II, an unpopular king. The Glorious Revolution completed England’s long process of changing itself from a Roman Catholic nation into a Protestant one. It also made the English Parliament, rather than the monarch, the true power of the government.
- Glorious Revolution - Student Encyclopedia (Ages 11 and up)
The Revolution of 1688 in England is often called the Glorious, or Bloodless, Revolution because it was achieved without a war. For the second time in 40 years, an English monarch was toppled from his throne. In the earlier instance it was Charles I. In 1688 it was James II, brother and successor to Charles II. James came to the throne in 1685 and, like his brother, determined to rule without the consent of Parliament and to reintroduce Roman Catholicism as the state religion.