Question

In the Glorious Revolution of 1688, Parliament asserted its authority by offering leadership to

Answer 1

The English Parliament offered leadership of the country to William III of Orange-Nassau, more commonly known as William of Orange.

Answer 2

The correct answer is William III, Prince of Orange.

The members of leading political circles were concerned about King James' policies of religious tolerance. They feared his strong Catholicism and his ties with France.

When the King had a son, James II, it displaced who was going to be, up to that point, heir of the throne: the King's daughter, Mary, a Protestant and the wife of William of Orange.

Some members of parliament worked with members of the opposition to resolve the situation. They talked secretly with William of Orange and ask him to come to England.

William invaded England with a Dutch fleet and army and became William III of England.