Important People to know:

Charles II

William of Orange III

James II

Marry II

The Six Land Owner

Words Needed to Know:

Monarchy- A form of government who's country is lead by a king or Queen

Devised- Plan or invent

Inherited- receive or be left with

The Glorious Revolution was known as the bloodless war and started in 1688 and ended in 1689.

The war started more over religious reasons rather than political problems.

When Charles II died in 1865, but since he had no heir to the throne his Catholic brother, James II inherited the throne of England, becoming king.

Not only did James inherent England, but also inherited Scotland and Ireland because the time England ruled over those lands.

When James II inherited the throne he was at the time 52 years old so people thought they wouldn't have to deal with a Catholic king for many years.

But when James II gave birth to a son with a Catholic decent that made people worry and

Not only would the people of England have to worry about having a Catholic ruler for the rest of the years of James' II rule, but now they would have to deal with James' Catholic son who has the right to inherent the throne of England.

So people started to think of a plan to overthrow the the Catholic king James II and it all started with six men.