Glorious Revolution

The Glorious Revolution was the result of a contest between two competing visions of the modern state, argues Steven Pincus. The springboard for Britain’s eventual global dominance, this surprisingly violent series of events became a model for change the world over

Graham Goodlad examines the controversies surrounding the development of royal power under Charles II and James II.

The future William III of England was born on his mother's nineteenth birthday in an atmosphere of funeral gloom, on November 4th, 1650.

The financier Solomon de Medina was knighed on June 23rd, 1700, at Hampton Court Palace.

Simon Thurley sniffs the air in William III's Privy Garden at Hampton Court.

Without the economic muscle of the Netherlands' largest city, William III would never have been able to stage Britain's 'Glorious Revolution' or urge European war against Louis XIV. But his relationship with Amsterdam's burghers was far from smooth, as Elizabeth Edwards outlines here.

Tom Nairn looks at the role of the monarchy and its impact on British national identity.

Why did Monmouth fail and William of Orange succeed? Robin Clifton investigates the tale of two rebellions.

John Morrill argues that recent scholarship is re-shaping our view of the fortunes of monarchy and Parliament between 1660 and 1688.

Bill Speck considers the three-cornered manoeuvrings between Anglicanism, Dissent and Catholicism that culminated in the events of 1688-89.

Charles Boxer examines the impact of 1688 on Anglo-Dutch relationship with nations east of Suez.

Charles Wilson sets the scene for a special issue celebrating the tercentenary of the Glorious Revolution and England's 'Dutch Connection'.