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Primary Sources: Wars & Conflicts

Glorious Revolution (1688 - 1689)

The Glorious Revolution, also called “The Revolution of 1688” and “The Bloodless Revolution,” took place from 1688 to 1689 in England. It involved the overthrow of the Catholic King James II, who was replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange. Wikipedia

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Debates of the House of Commons, from the year 1667 to the year 1694 by Anchitell Grey
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
The Eighteenth-Century Constitution, 1688-1815, Documents and Commentary by E. Neville Williams
Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection JN210 .W54
Exploring the Bounds of Liberty by Jack P. Greene (Editor); Craig B. Yirush (Editor)
Call Number: View Online

ISBN: 9780865978997

Publication Date: 2018-04-30
The Glorious Revolution in Massachusetts: Selected Documents, 1689-1692 by Robert E. Moody (Editor); Richard C. Simmons (Editor)
Call Number: Boca Raton General Collection F67 .G55 1988

ISBN: 0962073709
Later Stuart Tracts by George A. Aitken
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
Letters written during the years 1686, 1687, 1688, & addressed to John Ellis by George Agar Ellis
Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust
The Memoirs of the Honourable Sir John Reresby by John Reresby
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Containing several private and remarkable transactions, from the restoration to the revolution inclusively.
Published from his original manuscript.

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