Who deposed James after the Glorious Revolution?
Oliver Cromwell
William III
Elizabeth I
George I
Answer
William III of Orange, a Dutch Stadtholder, and his wife Mary, James II's daughter, accepted an invitation to jointly rule England and Wales, as well as Scotland and Ireland, after James was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. This transfer of power was solidified by the Bill of Rights, which established parliamentary supremacy and limited the monarchy's authority.
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