what was the affect of glorious revolution
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Background of Glorious Revolution: Bloodless overthrow of King James II.
Answer: William and Mary would take the English throne. Parliament limited the monarch's (ruler) power and issued the Bill of Rights in order to limit the monarch's power. Here is what the Bill of Rights did (English):
no suspending of Parliament's laws
no levying of taxes without a specific grant from Parliament
no interfering with freedom of speech in Parliament
no penalty for a citizen who petitions the king about grievances
Fear of Catholic tyranny. The Glorious Revolution of 1688-1689 replaced the reigning king, James II, with the joint monarchy of his protestant daughter Mary and her Dutch husband, William of Orange. It was the keystone of the Whig (those opposed to a Catholic succession) history of Brita