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What if the Glorious Revolution had gone differently?

1688 · britain

Parliament deposes a king and sets the terms of the next one, locking in constitutional monarchy.

If it had gone differently: The English crown keeps its arbitrary power over taxes and courts; property and lending stay risky.

The real history on Wikipedia ↗

What it made possible

Later turning points that leaned on the Glorious Revolution. Change it in the game and the ripples reach all of these.

  1. 1694The Bank of England is founded. Without it, Capital stays scarce and expensive; there is no deep pool of credit for canals, mines and mills.
  2. 1720The Enlightenment. Without it, Absolutism keeps its intellectual cover; 'rights of man' never enters common speech.
  3. 1776The American Revolution. Without it, British North America stays British; no early proof that a large republic can work.

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