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The Glorious Revolution: 1688: Britain's Fight for Liberty
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Author
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Edward Vallance.
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Publisher
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Pegasus
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hardcover
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9.3
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6.25
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ISBN
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9781933648248
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Pages/Publication Date
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372/2008
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Daedalus Item Code
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21595
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Description
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Heeding the call of England's ruling class in 1688, the Dutch Prince William of Orange landed with a massive invasion force and within six weeks expelled the Catholic King James II. In what was heralded as a "bloodless revolution," William and his English wife Mary (James II's Protestant daughter) were crowned joint monarchs—a turning point in Britain's march toward universal suffrage and liberties. But as Edward Vallance reveals in this "swashbuckling re-examination of a forgotten moment in British history" (Daily Telegraph), the Glorious Revolution was in fact characterized by warfare and bloody massacre (especially for Catholics and Irishmen) and affected the rights of the common man in ways traditional histories have ignored.
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