• The glorious revolution and its importance as a precedent for the subsequent revolutions of the 17th and 18th centuries and the shaping of democracy.

     

    Essays2 History, Culture

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Published: 28.10.2003.
Language: English
Level: Secondary school
Literature: n/a
References: Not used
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Extract

The revolutions of the 17th and 18th centuries played an important role in the development of democracy, however the Glorius Revolution of 1688 was the integral event that has shaped modern-day mass democracy.
The Glorious, American and French Revolutions of 1688, 1776 and 1789 respectively, all played an essential role in the development of democracy. These events and the interdependent thinkers and philosophes, inspired the bourgeoisie to pursue and advocate a liberal political system that would initially provide for their own interests, but eventually the challenge to the autonomy of…

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