How historians' views differ regarding the Glorious Revolution

11 questions

1. Match the keywords to the correct definitions.
2. Why did the Whig interpretation of the Glorious Revolution fall out of favour?
3. Which revolution did Edmund Burke compare the Glorious Revolution to?
4. Complete the sentence: Some revisionist historians argue that the Glorious Revolution was ___ and was less significant.
5. Why does revisionist historian William Speck argue that the 1688 revolution created immediate and profound change, specifically in English politics?
6. Which historian(s) looked at the Glorious Revolution through an economic lens and concluded that the increased importance of Parliament was beneficial to the economy?
7. What do Whig historians see the Glorious Revolution to be one of the key building blocks of?
8. Who do Whig historians see as the hero of the 1688 Revolution?
9. Complete the sentence: Whigs focus on the passing of the ___ of Rights and the growth in power of Parliament at the expense of the monarchy.
10. Complete the sentence: Some revisionist historians consider the ___ of England to be evidence that the Glorious Revolution was a revolutionary event.
11. Why did the Whig interpretation dominate historiography for 300 years?

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