The Glorious Revolution ultimately established the supremacy of parliament over the British monarchy.This period of Glorious Revolution refers to the series of events in 1688-1689 which culminated in the exile of king James II and the accession to the throne of William and Mary.
Similarities between the articles
Both articles describe the Glorious Revolution when Mary came to England to take the power away.It was culminated of king James II and the accession to the throne of William and Mary.James II made important changes in the relationship with catholic religion and English Monarchy.Moreover, the BBC and the House of Commons mention the Act of Toleration as an act that garanteed religious to insurance Protestant.The articles mention that after William III and his wife Mary were offered the crown they had to share as an obligation the power with the parliament. Another point in which they agree it is in the fact that the revolution war was as much religious as political.
Differences between the articles:
According to the House of Common, The Glorious Revolution was considered to be a bloodless and peaceful war, in which William lll and Mary were invited by letter to rule England. Thus , Parliament established supremacy over the crown, and the monarchy lost royal power. William was considered the rescuer of England, Scotland, and Ireland from slavery and popery, but the parliament did not mention that the revolution was only secured in Ireland and Scotland by force with considerable loss of life. Besides parliament ignored the extent to which the events constituted a foreign invasion of England by another European power, the Dutch Republican .On the contrary,they sustained that James ll abdicated the throne and left it vacant because of that William and Mary were called to rule England.
Another point in which BBC and the parliament disagree was related to the idea that William had invaded England before he received the letter from those who were against James ll.
As far as the BBC’s view is concerned,it may also be mentioned that it gave an incredible importance to the implications of popery. It explained that ”popery” meant more than just a fear of Catholics and the Catholic Church since it reflected a belief that Catholics were actively plotting the overthrow of Church and state. What is said before is in fact related with another relevant past event, the 5th of November,which marked the heavy way of “plotting” and the overthrow of the popey in the past. The British House of Commons instead barely mentioned popery and the 5th of November in its explanation.
Despite the House of Commons said that Parliament invited William to reign, the BBC’s view opposed to this idea.
To sum up, history varies according to the one who writes it and in general it is believed that history facts are written by those who win. That is the reason why, it is so important and necessary for us to read and also compare different versions so that we are able to reach our own conclusions.
According to what we have read about the Glorious Revolution,and taking into account both views, the BBC’s one and the House of Commons, we may infer that in fact this revolution was not as glorious as it is called.
