Beginning of the Glorious Revolution

Date: November 15, 1688 • Location: Brixham, United Kingdom

This milestone marked the outbreak and beginning of this historic period, which spanned 1688–1689.

Prince William III of Orange lands a Dutch army at Brixham, beginning the 1688 invasion of England to challenge the rule of King James II and setting in motion the events that would lead to the Glorious Revolution.

William III and II, also known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from 1672, and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1689 until his death in 1702. He ruled England, Scotland, and Ireland with his wife, Queen Mary II, until her death in 1694; their joint reign is known as that of William and Mary.