English Dictionary

Glorious Revolution

name

(historical, British history) The 1688 deposition of James II as King of England and Ireland and (as James VII) of Scotland and his subsequent replacement by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband William III (II of Scotland).

The Glorious Revolution was a name given to the events of 1688-1689 in England when King James II was overthrown and replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband William of Orange.

意味（1）

(historical, British history) The 1688 deposition of James II as King of England and Ireland and (as James VII) of Scotland and his subsequent replacement by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband William III (II of Scotland).

In 1688 New York and New Jersey were added to the Dominion of New England, and there is evidence that Pennsylvania and even Maryland were to be next. But before these imperial plans could mature, James II was toppled from the throne by the Glorious Revolution.

意味（2）

(historical, Spanish history) The 1888 revolution that resulted in the deposition of Queen Isabella II of Spain.