Praise for The Glorious Revolution 1688 - Britain's Fight for Liberty

“Lucid and perceptive”- Blair Worden, The Literary Review

“Gripping . . . [Vallance] writes with considerable narrative flair . . . a tremendously exciting introduction to the period”
- Daily Telegraph

“Well researched and immensely readable. His judicious use of details makes history come alive.”
- Daily Express

About The Glorious Revolution

In the summer of 1688, seven English peers wrote to the Dutch leader, the Protestant William, Prince of Orange, requesting his assistance to help overturn James II's pro-Catholic policies.

On 5 November 1688 William landed with a massive invasion force and within six weeks James had fled the country, fearing for his safety.

Three months later William and his English wife Mary, James II's Protestant daughter, were crowned joint monarchs, and accepted the the 'Declaration of Rights', the document that affirmed Parliament's ancient rights and liberties.

In this new, highly readable narrative, Edward Vallance demonstrates that this was more than a palace putsch and rather a struggle in which both sides courted public opinion and the crowd played a crucial role.

Meticulously researched and told with verve and colour, this will remain the definitive narrative of the Glorious Revolution for years to come.