The event in English history that came to be known as the Glorious Revolution is the OVERTHROW OF JAMES II AND THE CROWING OF WILLIAM III AND HIS WIFE MARY II. The Glorious Revolution refers to the overthrown of King James ll of England in 1688 by a union of English parliamentarians and William lll. William lll invaded England with a Dutch fleet and army, he defeated James ll and ascended the throne as William lll of England together with his wife, who was named Mary ll. His wife happened to be the daughter of James ll, who was overthrown.
