选择题

The ________ refers to the events in Britain in 1688 when the Roman Catholic JamesⅡ was removed as king without resistance and replaced by his daughter Mary and her husband WilliamⅢ.

【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】

The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688, was the overthrow of King JamesⅡ of England (JamesⅦ of Scotland) by a union of English Parliamentarians with the Dutch stadholder WilliamⅢ, Prince of Orange, who was James's nephew and son-in-law. William's successful invasion of England with a Dutch fleet and army led to his ascension to the throne as WilliamⅢ of England jointly with his wife, MaryⅡ, James's daughter, after the Declaration of Right, leading to the Bill of Rights 1689.