In this new, highly readable interpretation of the Glorious Revolution of 1688-when James II was supplanted on the English throne by William, Prince of Orange, and his English wife Mary-Edward Vallance challenges the view that it was a bloodless coup in the name of progress, arguing instead that the revolution was a brutal Protestant struggle to obtain power. Meticulously researched and told with verve and color, this will remain the definitive narrative of the Glorious Revolution for years to come.   Edward Vallance received his PhD at Oxford. He is now a lecturer in early modern history at the University of Liverpool.