The overthrow of James II in 1688 was the second time during the 17th century that a Stuart king had lost his crown. However, unlike Charles I, his father, James II did not lose his head as well. It was a bloodless revolution, but nonetheless an extremely important one. The kings and queens who have succeeded to the throne since 1688 have all had to obey a set of rules imposed by the representatives of the people, that is, by Parliament. In other words, 1688 marks the end of absolutism and the beginning of Constitutional Government in England.
James the II fled in exile to France when he knew his country had abandoned him. In 1688, a son was born to James the II, but not long after they were forced to leave England. His daughter Mary and her husband the Dutch Protestant prince, William of Orange, began to rule and pursue the Protestant demonation. James II tried to connect both Catholic and Protestant, yet the people of that times were so set in their mind frame he was denied. However, this showed how much power the people had over the people ruling. Society was incharge for once.
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