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Facts

Also Known As Bloodless Revolution • Revolution of 1688
Date 1688 - 1689
Location United Kingdom • England

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Engraving of William III and Mary II at the Palace of Whitehall, London, receiving the crown from Lords and Commons, with attendants and officials present.
Godfrey Kneller: painting of James II
William III
William III, dressed in period attire, steps ashore at Torbay as men greet him with a banner reading The Protestant Liberty and present a document at his feet.
John Locke
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Key People

Godfrey Kneller: painting of James II
James II
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
William III
William III
king of England, Scotland, and Ireland
Thomas Osborne, 1st duke of Leeds, detail of a painting from the studio of Sir Peter Lely, c. 1680; in the National Portrait Gallery, London.
Thomas Osborne, 1st duke of Leeds
English statesman
Charles Talbot, duke of Shrewsbury
Charles Talbot, duke and 12th earl of Shrewsbury
English statesman
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William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire
British statesman
Mary II
Mary II
queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland
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George Legge, 1st Baron Dartmouth
British admiral
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Thomas, 1st Marquess Wharton
English author and politician
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Henry Sidney, earl of Romney
English statesman
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Sir Patrick Hume, 2nd Baronet
Scottish politician
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John Murray, 2nd marquess and 1st duke of Atholl
Scottish noble
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Archibald Campbell, 10th earl and 1st duke of Argyll
Scottish revolutionary leader [1651-1703]
Henry Compton
Henry Compton
British clergyman

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