Why was the Glorious Revolution in England unusual in comparison to political developments in France, Spain, and Russia? While t
he French, Spanish, and Russian monarchies were becoming more absolute, the Glorious Revolution created a limited monarchy. The Glorious Revolution is the only instance in which the line of succession of a monarchy was altered by warfare. Unlike most revolutions, one monarch willingly ceded power to another monarch. The Glorious Revolution resulted in an elected republic, unique in Europe at the time.
"While the French, Spanish, and <span>Russian monarchies were becoming more absolute, the Glorious Revolution created a limited monarchy" would be the best option, since democratic revolutions during this time usually led to more tyranny. </span>
Africa was rich in natural resources. They wanted to establish colonies in Africa to extract them. There were also other reasons such as, nationalism, missionaries and ambition.
