... sent to the Tower. Local government and the judiciary were packed with Royalist sympathisers. The birth of a male heir in June 1688 meant that James' unambiguously Protestant daughter Mary was no longer next in line to the throne. Decisive action was needed and William soon brought an army to England. These events of 1688-9 were given the title "The glorious revolution" by Eighteenth Century historians due to the fact that it achieved its objective without any bloodshed2. However it was not anticipated that James would flee and there is evidence to suggest that neither William nor the political nation intended to depose or exclude James. Parliament, although successful in unseating James, was faced with a dilemma. They wanted the throne to be the sole possession of Mary, with William serving as Prince Consort, but both refused this option3. William was reluctant to accept the throne by means of conquest, ...

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