#38 - The 'Glorious' Revolution

In 1688/89 King James VII & II's thrones were usurped by his daughter Mary and son-in-law William of Orange in the so-called 'Glorious Revolution' named so because of the rebellion's supposed bloodlessness. The revolution may have been 'Glorious' in England, but it would prove to be anything but bloodless in Scotland and Ireland, here it would have profound consequences for Scottish and Irish identity, culture, religion and the gable ends of houses for centuries to come. After successfully usurping his father-in-law's throne William had James arrested and then subsequently arranged for his escape to France in a breakout more carefully coordinated than a virus escaping from a Wuhan lab. James' attempts to gain back his lost British and Irish thrones through campaigns in Ireland and Scotland would become known as the 'Jacobite Risings' and would be the basis for some of the most significant set-piece moments in Scottish history in the late 17th and early 18th century. The Constitutional Settlements that underpinned the offer of the thrones to William and Mary remain the foundation of Britain's contemporary constitutional monarchy. The Constitutional Settlement saw the balance of power shift from the king to the Parliament, but it also prohibited any Roman Catholics from becoming head of state or holding any position of power within government; it was simultaneously progressive and backwards, like HS2.

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#40 - The Massacre of Glencoe

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#39 - The First Jacobite Rising

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#37 - James VII & II (The Last Stuart King)

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