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The Age of Revolutions

From England's Glorious Revolution to the unification of Germany — two centuries in which kings lost power and nations were born.

Stop 01 · 1650 CE

The Glorious Revolution

In 1688 English Parliament leaders invited the Dutch prince William of Orange to replace the Catholic King James II, who fled. The Bill of Rights of 1689 limited the monarch's power and guaranteed regular parliaments — a model of constitutional government that inspired later revolutionaries.

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