Bloodless Revolution

E49423

Bloodless Revolution is an alternative name for the Glorious Revolution of 1688 in England, when James II was overthrown and William III and Mary II took the throne with relatively little armed conflict.

All labels observed (1)

Label Occurrences
Bloodless Revolution canonical 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf historical event
revolution
alsoKnownAs Revolution of 1688
linked to: Glorious Revolution
chronologicalContext late 17th century
country England
describedAs relatively bloodless transfer of power
followedBy Jacobite risings
William and Mary joint monarchy
hasAlternativeName Glorious Revolution
hasCause conflict between monarchy and Parliament
fear of a Catholic dynasty in England
opposition to James II's Catholicism
hasCharacteristic invitation to William of Orange by English elites
limited armed conflict in England
hasEffect Bill of Rights 1689
Toleration Act 1689
Triennial Act 1694
linked to: Triennial Act 1641

accession of William III and Mary II
end of attempts to restore absolute monarchy in England
establishment of constitutional monarchy in England
exile of James II to France
increase of Parliament's power over the monarchy
overthrow of James II of England
strengthening of Protestant succession
influenced development of modern liberal democracy in Britain
political thought on constitutionalism and rights
legalDocument Bill of Rights 1689
Declaration of Right
mainLocation British Isles
England
participant Dutch Republic
English Parliament
English Tories
linked to: High Tories

English Whigs
James II of England
Mary II of England
William III of England
Williamite forces
linked to: Williamites

supporters of James II (Jacobites)
linked to: Jacobite risings
partOf history of the British monarchy
history of the Parliament of England
precededBy reign of James II of England
religiousContext Protestant–Catholic conflict in England
significantPlace London
linked to: London, England

Nottingham
Salisbury
Torbay
Westminster
linked to: City of Westminster
startTime 1688

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (1)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Glorious Revolution alsoKnownAs Bloodless Revolution