Reluctant Revolutionaries: Englishmen and the Revolution of 1688 Oxford Paperbacks Speck, W A

In 1688 the Catholic James II was removed from the throne and replaced by Protestant monarchs, first William III, and then Mary The importance of this glorious revolution, long seen as a crucial shift in Britain from absolutism to constitutional monarchy, has recently been questioned by historians This wideranging book takes a fresh look at the people and events of 1688 Challenging recent work and arguing that 1688 did see a decisive, though not ISBN10: 0192851209 ISBN13: 9780192851208 Material Type: hardcover