“The Glorious Revolution” is one of those phrases Catholics like to put quotation marks around. The dominant narrative of James II’s deposition, the installation of William III and Mary II, and all that followed, weaves together various issues: political, religious and nationalist. Sometimes there’s a suggestion that the Revolution’s claim to be a Good Thing rests on stuff that, you know, no-one can have a problem with: representative democracy, the rule of law among free citizens, religious toleration.
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Inglorious Revolution: subcurrents around James II’s attempts at religious toleration
“the glorious revolution” is one of those phrases catholics like to put quotation marks around. the dominant narrative of james ii’s deposit...
Lucy Underwood
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