Ireland and Scotland

In this lesson, we will learn about the violence that followed the 'Glorious Revolution' in Ireland and Scotland from 1689-92.

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Q1.Why did many Protestant elites not want James II to become king in 1685?

Because he had been best friends with Oliver Cromwell.Because he had started the Fire of London.Because he sold enslaved Africans as a director of the Royal Africa Company.Because he had converted to Catholicism in 1673.

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Q2.Which of these was not something James II did when he was king from 1685-88?

He had a male heir after his wife gave birth to a son.He tried to repeal the 'Test Acts'.He imprisoned seven bishops.He tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

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Q3.Who did the Seven Bishops ask to invade England in 1688?

Oliver CromwellCharles IIWilliam of OrangeTitus Oates

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Q4.What did Parliament use to limit William's power?

The Bill of RightsThe Test ActsThe Agreement of the PeopleThe Interregnum

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Q5.What did William use to help create the image of a 'Glorious Revolution'?

He executed anyone who disliked him.He brought hundreds of printing presses to England.He put James II's head on a spike outside London.He banned all books criticising him.

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Intro quiz - Recap from previous lesson

Before we start this lesson, let’s see what you can remember from this topic. Here’s a quick quiz!

Q1.Why did many Protestant elites not want James II to become king in 1685?

1/5

Q2.Which of these was not something James II did when he was king from 1685-88?

He had a male heir after his wife gave birth to a son.He tried to repeal the 'Test Acts'.He imprisoned seven bishops.He tried to blow up the Houses of Parliament.

2/5

Q3.Who did the Seven Bishops ask to invade England in 1688?

Oliver CromwellCharles IIWilliam of OrangeTitus Oates

3/5

Q4.What did Parliament use to limit William's power?

The Bill of RightsThe Test ActsThe Agreement of the PeopleThe Interregnum

4/5

Q5.What did William use to help create the image of a 'Glorious Revolution'?

He executed anyone who disliked him.He brought hundreds of printing presses to England.He put James II's head on a spike outside London.He banned all books criticising him.

5/5

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Ireland and Scotland

How much can you remember about events in Ireland and Scotland (1689-92)?

Q1.Why did some people in England call 1688-89 a 'Glorious Revolution'?

Because it led to a war in Ireland.Because they were Jacobites.Because many English Protestants hated James II (who was Catholic).Because they hated Oliver Cromwell.

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Q2.What started the Williamite-Jacobite Wars in Ireland.

The Siege of DerryThe Battle of the BoyneThe Battle of AughrimThe Treaty of Limerick

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Q3.What was promised to Irish Catholics who swore an Oath of Loyalty to William in the Treaty of Limerick (1691)?

That they could keep their land.That they could become MPs.That James II would be made king of Ireland.That William III would convert to Catholicism.

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Q4.Who was killed in the Glencoe Massacre in 1692?

James IIOliver Cromwell38 Scottish Jacobite soldiers38 unarmed members of the MacDonald clan.

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Q5.Why have some historians argued that the word 'Glorious' is the wrong way to describe the events of 1688-92?

Because they think William III was lazy.Because thousands of people died in Ireland and Scotland.Because they wish that Titus Oates had become king in 1688.Because William III was lucky that a 'Protestant Wind' blew him to England.

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Ireland and Scotland

How much can you remember about events in Ireland and Scotland (1689-92)?

Q1.Why did some people in England call 1688-89 a 'Glorious Revolution'?

Because it led to a war in Ireland.Because they were Jacobites.Because many English Protestants hated James II (who was Catholic).Because they hated Oliver Cromwell.

1/5

Q2.What started the Williamite-Jacobite Wars in Ireland.

The Siege of DerryThe Battle of the BoyneThe Battle of AughrimThe Treaty of Limerick

2/5

Q3.What was promised to Irish Catholics who swore an Oath of Loyalty to William in the Treaty of Limerick (1691)?

That they could keep their land.That they could become MPs.That James II would be made king of Ireland.That William III would convert to Catholicism.

3/5

Q4.Who was killed in the Glencoe Massacre in 1692?

James IIOliver Cromwell38 Scottish Jacobite soldiers38 unarmed members of the MacDonald clan.

4/5

Q5.Why have some historians argued that the word 'Glorious' is the wrong way to describe the events of 1688-92?

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Ireland and Scotland

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