William of Orange and the Fight for the Crown of England
William of Orange and the Fight for the Crown of England In 1688, a vast fleet of 463 ships, twice the size of the Spanish Armada, put to sea from Holland. The Protestant William had been encouraged…
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William of Orange and the Fight for the Crown of England
In 1688, a vast fleet of 463 ships, twice the size of the Spanish Armada, put to sea from Holland. The Protestant William had been encouraged by a group of Church of England bishops to risk everything and oust the Catholic King James. On board was William of Orange with 40,000 soldiers - their objective, England.
It had been seen, in the eyes of most in England and Scotland as a 'Glorious' Revolution.William ascended the throne along with his wife Mary, the daughter of England's Charles II, who had preceded James. He landed at Tor Bay in Devon and soon gathered enough support, including that of John Churchill, the future Duke of Marlborough, to cause King James to flee to France. Though the revolution had been virtually bloodless, William had to fight to keep his crown.Most Irish were Catholics and King William's armies met stiff opposition there.
In this, James saw