Sunday, August 16, 2015

What are many similarities of the Glorious, French,& American revolutions?

The only similarity I can see between these three revolutions is that each of them was to some extent about democracy or, at least, about reducing the power of a monarchy.


The French and American Revolutions were, of course, very bloody things.  The Glorious Revolution was not.


The French and American Revolutions both completely did away with monarchy, at least within the countries where they happened.  Of course, the American Revolution did not destroy the British monarchy -- it just took the US out from under its rule.


The Glorious Revolution did not destroy the British monarchy, but it did severely limit its powers.  It made Parliament much more important than it had been and, arguably, made it more important than the Crown.


So all three greatly reduced the power of a monarchy.  This is the only similarity I can see, but it is a major one.

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