Glorious Revolution to the Hanoverian Succession

I. Introduction

II. Events of the Glorious Revolution
A. Motivations of the Major Parties
B. William’s Invitation
C. ‘Abdication’ of James II

III. Structural Changes in Government After 1688

A. Impact of Warfare

1. Nine Years War (1689-1697)

2. War of the Spanish Succession (1702-1713)

B. Financial Effects

C. Expansion of Government

D. Status of Parliament

IV. Issues Separating Whigs and Tories

A. War

B. Independence of Parliament

C. Religion

1. High and Broad Church Anglicans

2. Dissenters

D. The Place of ‘Party’

V. Economic Growth and Parliamentary Power

A. Concentration of Wealth in Countryside

B. Expansion and Concentration of Urban Wealth

VI. Conclusion: Whig Dominance

Key Terms

Nine Years War

War of the Spanish Succession

land tax

excise tax

customs duty

Queen Anne

Bank of England

patronage system

High and Broad Church Anglicans

dissenters

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