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Wrotea about this in “The Anglo-Dutch Moment and its Consequences”, which is one of my favourites among the pieces I’ve written (link in replies).
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The Glorious Revolution of 1688 really wasn't that "glorious". Parliament deposed King James II, invited William of Orange to be a figurehead, and passed the Bill of Rights. This is regarded as the moment when divine right died and constitutional monarchy was born
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In case you still don't know how to read Roman Numerals...
I = 1
V = 5
X = 10
L = 50
C = 100
D = 500
M = 1000
Big → small = add (VI = 5+1 = 6)
Small → big = subtract (XIV = 10-1+5 = 14)
That's literally it. You're welcome.
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We got well over over 200K+ views on our British Monarchy Series content in the past week.
This week, we will be focusing on American History 🇺🇸
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@JahProle @Michael61297655 He was William III of England, and William II of Scotland. England and Scotland didn't share the same kingdom.
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@Michael61297655 @historiclassics &II? William II reigned 1087-1100.
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The Glorious Revolution of 1688 really wasn't that "glorious".
Parliament deposed King James II, invited William of Orange to be a figurehead, and passed the Bill of Rights.
This is regarded as the moment when divine right died and constitutional monarchy was born
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No, killing Charles I was more of a temporary hit that was reversed pretty quickly.
Cromwell led a military dictatorship in which parliament didn't really gain much power from the dissolution of the House of Lords, and in 1660 Charles II became King and led by what could be considered absolute rule as well, he was just careful to stay away from provoking parliament.
Only after James II became King and was ousted did Parliament develop checks and balances to make sure they couldn't be sidelined again, hence the reason why 1688 is regarded as the point where Parliament was strong enough to challenge the King.
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i get why but its always fascinating to me that 1688 is the point that people generally draw the line of the king being less powerful than the parliament, considering like, they literally killed the king 40 years prior to this
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The Glorious Revolution of 1688 really wasn't that "glorious". Parliament deposed King James II, invited William of Orange to be a figurehead, and passed the Bill of Rights. This is regarded as the moment when divine right died and constitutional monarchy was born
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🇬🇧 Well folks, that concludes our English Monarchy week.
Tomorrow we will be starting something even more interesting.
I hope you enjoyed this week's content and learned a few interesting things from it.
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⚖️👑The Petition of Right (1628) forced King Charles I to accept that no free man could be taxed or imprisoned without parliamentary consent.
It was a significant legal landmark against royal absolutism and for every key every British liberty document that followed.
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After James II fled the throne, Parliament declared the king could not suspend laws or levy taxes without consent (1689 English Bill of Rights)
A key instance where Parliament stripped the Crown of arbitrary, unchecked power
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Henry VII kept a pet monkey (a marmoset) in his private chambers alongside the Tower of London’s famous mix of lions and other exotic animals.
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@staroflancaster As with most figures of his time we can’t be 100% certain, but his birthday is regarded to have been celebrated on that Maundy Thursday
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How could we know on which day was Bolingbroke born when evidently he himself did not know (or simply forgot) it.
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🗓️On this day in 1366, Henry Bolingbroke (future Henry IV) was born at Bolingbroke Castle. He would seize the throne from Richard II in 1399 and was the first monarch in centuries who spoke English as his first language.
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📅👑 On this day in 1843, Queen Victoria proclaimed Hong Kong a British Crown Colony after the First Opium War.
It would remain under British rule for 156 years until 1997.
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On this day in 1955, Winston Churchill resigned as Prime Minister at the age of 80. 📰
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🗓️ On This Day in 1406:
Robert III, King of Scots, dies at Rothesay Castle.
He was a disabled king who ruled in name only, and his death passed the throne to his son James I, ushering in the Stewart dynasty that would one day unite the crowns of Scotland and England.
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👑One of the most revolutionary moments in British monarchy was in 1215, when King John was forced by his barons to seal the Magna Carta at Runnymede.
It limited royal power for the first time and created the foundation for modern democracy.
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@DarrenMJones200 That's enough internet for today gramps...
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King James I introduced the pineapple to England in the early 1600s
It was such a luxury that one was displayed at court like a crown jewel.
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