انقلاب: بحران بزرگ سلطنت بریتانیا، ۱۶۸۵ - ۱۷۲۰ (تاریخ آلن لین)

"Tim Harris's new book rethinks the 'Glorious Revolution', plunging the reader into the hopes and fears of those involved and giving equal weight to England, Scotland and Ireland. Far from being a coup carried out by a small clique, it shows that the Revolution played into a vast range of religious and political activities."--BOOK JACKET. To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. Initiated by a large Dutch army marching through southern England and climaxing in a series of the most terrible battles ever fought on Irish soil, the revolution by which William III seized James II' kingdoms could only for a very narrow and exclusively English viewpoint be called 'glorious'. Many thousands died during the Revolution, an event that marked a new and final orientation for Britain that, except for a large part of Ireland, has endured to the present day. Revolution brilliantly captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Britain's history, but also shows how severe a price was paid to achieve this. To an extraordinary extent everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688. This last successful invasion was a massive and violent event. Harris captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Britain's history and shows the severe price that was paid Tim Harris. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 519-602) And Index.