Glorious Revolution

The aim of this book is to set the Glorious Revolution in its religious, political and diplomatic background and examine its consequences for Britain and Europe. Cruickshanks discusses the problems of the reign of James II that led to the invasion of William of Orange in November 1688. The book summarises and interprets the best in the many collections of essays published for the Tercentenary of the Glorious Revolution, as well as works published since. The Whig interpretation of history, the impact of the Revolution on Scotland and Ireland, and conventional wisdom on the constitutional settlement and the Financial Revolution are all reviewed in a new light.

Introduction.- The Restoration: Religious and Political Conflicts in the Reign of Charles II .- The Popish Plot and the Exclusion Crisis, 1678-1681 .- The Tory Reaction, 1683-86.- James II's Reign, Monmouth's Rebellion, Toleration for All and the Anglican Backlash.- The International Coalition against France and the Dutch Invasion.- The 1689 Convention, the Settlement of the Crown and the Bill of Rights.- Scotland and the Revolution.- Ireland and the Revolution.- The War with France, Jacobite Opposition, Parliament and the Financial Settlement.- Anger of Parliament, The Country Party, Courtly Reformation and the Reform of Manners.- The Whig Junto, Foundation of the Bank of England and the Financial Revolution.- The Fenwick Plot and the Assassination Plot of 1696, the Peace of Ryswick and Moves to Restore the Stuarts.- The Spanish Succession and the Act of Settlement.- The War of the Spanish Succession, Death of Queen Anne and the Hanoverian Succession.- Conclusion.- Notes.- Bibliography.- Index.