Importance of the Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution is one of the most important historical events in the West, serving as an example and background for many future revolutions. The Glorious Revolution took place in England in the year 1688 and since then meant a limit to the can monarchist in that country but also the beginning of the staggering in many other countries that took this event as an example.

A profound change: the Glorious Revolution, the first great revolution of the West

When we locate ourselves at the time of the Glorious Revolution, at the end of the 17th century, we must point out that England was a country with a monarchy very powerful and with great concentration of power. The king at that time was James II, belonging to the house of Stuart and in addition to reigning over all of England, he was also the sovereign of Scotland and Ireland. He was also known as James VII of Scotland because the lineage imposed the corresponding succession number in that territory. James II of England was the last Catholic king of that country and was characterized by concentrating power and for exercising his position with traits of absolutism, a practice, on the other hand, common in many countries of Europe. However, in the British Isles, social and religious conflicts weighed much more heavily than in other Protestant countries and sectors were determined to no longer allow the reign of a ruler Catholic.

The end of absolute monarchy in England

In England, one of the most important political institutions, the Parliament, has always acted in its interests and this case was no different. This was so since both parties in parliament English, the Tories and the Whigs, historically at odds, allied together to fight some against the attempted restructuring of the Church and others against the Catholicism of James II. Thus, with the support of Guillermo III, of Dutch and Protestant origin, the sectors opposed to the king put together a conspiracy that would end up removing him from the throne in 1688. This Revolution, although it was lashed by partisan and political interests, personal benefits and other goals, shows that at least in the British Isles the power of the kings would change forever and that finally the English Parliament, would once again strengthen its power, going on to speak from then until the present of a parliamentary monarchy, in which the deputies and lords who held legislative positions would have even more power than kings, figures since then blurred and symbolic.