contributed to invitation to William of Orange

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The invitation to William of Orange was a pivotal political move by English nobles and leaders in 1688 that led to his landing in England, the overthrow of James II, and the beginning of the Glorious Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical role ⓘ
political activity ⓘ
hasAlternativeName support for the Immortal Seven ⓘ
support for the invitation to William III ⓘ
hasAssociatedDocument Letter of the Immortal Seven ⓘ
linked to: The Immortal Seven
hasBroaderContext European opposition to Louis XIV of France ⓘ
Stuart succession crisis ⓘ
hasCause fear of Catholic absolutism in England ⓘ
opposition to policies of James II ⓘ
hasConsequence Convention Parliament of 1689 ⓘ
Dutch military intervention in England ⓘ
flight of James II to France ⓘ
hasConstitutionalImpact strengthening of parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ
hasDynasticImpact beginning of joint reign of William III and Mary II ⓘ
hasInternationalImpact formation of the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV ⓘ
shift in balance of power against France ⓘ
hasLegalImpact limitation of royal prerogative in England ⓘ
hasLocation Kingdom of England ⓘ
The Hague ⓘ
hasMethod delivery of a signed letter to The Hague ⓘ
secret correspondence ⓘ
hasMilitaryContext preparation of Dutch invasion fleet in 1688 ⓘ
hasMotivation defence of Protestantism in England ⓘ
protection of parliamentary liberties ⓘ
hasOutcome Bill of Rights 1689 ⓘ
Toleration Act 1689 ⓘ
accession of William III and Mary II ⓘ
beginning of the Glorious Revolution ⓘ
deposition of James II ⓘ
linked to: Glorious Revolution

establishment of constitutional monarchy in England ⓘ
landing of William of Orange in England ⓘ
overthrow of James II ⓘ
hasParticipant English nobles ⓘ
English political leaders ⓘ
hasPoliticalAlignment Tory ⓘ
Whig ⓘ
linked to: British Whig Party
hasReligiousContext Protestant–Catholic conflict in 17th-century England ⓘ
hasSignatory Charles Talbot, Earl of Shrewsbury ⓘ
Edward Russell ⓘ
Henry Compton, Bishop of London ⓘ
Henry Sidney ⓘ
Richard Lumley, Viscount Lumley ⓘ
Thomas Osborne, Earl of Danby ⓘ
William Cavendish, Earl of Devonshire ⓘ
hasTemporalContext 1688 ⓘ
relatedTo Glorious Revolution ⓘ
Invitation to William of Orange ⓘ
James II of England ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ

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trial of the Seven Bishops (1688) → impact → contributed to invitation to William of Orange ⓘ
contributed to invitation to William of Orange → relatedTo → Invitation to William of Orange ⓘ
linked to: contributed to invitation to William of Orange