La Glorieuse révolution - The Glorious Revolution 1688 - 1689

La Glorieuse Révolution Anglaise (1688-1689)

La révolution Anglaise a eu lieu à cause du catholicisme (et de la séparation avec Rome pendant le règne de Henry VIII) et aussi à cause de l'avènement du Roi Jaques II, descendant Stuart et catholique.

Le 22 décembre 1688, le roi Jacques II Stuart est chassé de Londres et s'enfuit sur le continent, à la cour de Louis XIV, car il n'a pas voulu subir le même sort que son père Charles I qui fut décapité.

Pendant la révolution, 3 300 Huguenots sont partis des Provinces-Unies des Pays-Bas pour y participer.

Après cette révolution le régime politique était une monarchie. Ils installèrent à la tête du gouvernement leur champion, le roi Guillaume d'Orange, lui même roi de Hollande et marié à Marie II d'Angleterre, la fille de Jacques II. Avec l'avènement de Guillaume d'Orange et de la reine Marie, le protestantisme (Anglican)  s'installe définitivement en Angleterre.

Famous People:

James II A.K.A. the second Stuart King of England. James II was born on October 14th, 1633 and died on September 16th, 1701 (at the age of 67 years old ). His father's name was Charles I (who was beheaded in the previous revolution) and his mother was Henriette de France. He was baptized by the Archbishop of Canterbury, during the Glorious Revolution, James II escaped not to deal with revolutionaries because they wanted his head too.

Hendrik Willem van Oranje A.K.A William III was born November 14, 1650 and died March 8, 1702 at the age of 51. His parents were William II of Orange-Nassau (his father) and Mary Henrietta (his mother). His education was provided by the Dutch governesses. He had the character of a prince. During the Glorious Revolution, William III was on the side of the Dutch he directed. Married to Mary of England, the daughter of James II, He claimed the Britisg throne and was helped by anglicans who didn't want a catholic king anymore.