英国的阶级简介英文版.pptVIP

The?Glorious?Revolution?of?1688 In?1685?Charles?II?died?and?was?succeeded?by?his?brother?James?II.?James?was?brought?up?in?exile?in?Europe,?was?a?Catholic.?He?hoped?to?rule?without?giving?up?his?personal?religious?views.?But?England?was?no?more?tolerant?of?a?Catholic?king?in?1688?than?40?years?ago.?So?the?English?politicians?rejected?James?II,?and?appealed?to?a?Protestant?king,?William?of?Orange,?to?invade?and?take?the?English?throne.William?landed?in?England?in?1688.?The?takeover?was?relatively?smooth,?with?no?bloodshed,?nor?any?execution?of?the?king.?This?was?known?as?the?Glorious?Revolution