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The Glorious Revolution. Overview of the Glorious Revolution. The reign of James II. James II's Parliament of May 1685, predominantly Tory, was initially obedient and generous. But when it resisted his wishes to exempt Catholics from the restrictions of the Test Act, James adjourned it in November.
Born at Holyrood on 16 October 1430, James II was only six years old when his father was murdered at Perth. James II was crowned in Holyrood Abbey, Edinburgh in 1437, the first king not to be enthroned at Scone since Kenneth MacAlpin (843-58).
It covers the 17-year period from 1685 to 1702, encompassing the reign of James II, the Glorious Revolution, the coregency of William III and Mary II, and up to William III 's death. Macaulay's approach to writing the History was innovative for his period.
