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or Bloodless Revolution or Revolution of 1688

In English history, the events of 1688-89 that resulted in the deposition of James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband William III.

James's overt Roman Catholicism, his suspension of the legal rights of dissenters, and the prospect of a Catholic heir to the throne brought discontent to a head, which caused opposition leaders to invite the Protestant William of Orange to bring an army to redress the nation's grievances. The support remaining for James dwindled, and he fled to France. The Convention Parliament asked William and Mary to rule jointly and set out the Bill of Rights.