Date:

1/9/2017
Goal:
To research about James II.

Question:
Who is he?
How did he become a king?
How did he got depose?

Notes:
James II was born on 14 October 1633.
His parents were Charles I and Henrietta Maria.
He was named after his grandfather (James I of England, James VI of Scotland).
He has 2 siblings; Mary Stuart and Charles II.
He was captured during English Civil Wars.
He fled to the Netherland in April 1648, and rejoined his mother in France in early 1649.
He joined France army, and returned to his brothers, Charles II, Restoration in 1660.
He also married Anna Hyde in 1660.
They had two daughters named Mary and Anne.
He converted to Catholicism in 1669 to marry Catholic princess from Italy named Mary
of Modena in 1673.
Protestants worry that any son born by this couple will eventually be Catholic king.
He succeeds his brother, Charles II, in 1685 after his death.
He attempted to give civic equality to Roman Catholic and Protestant.
It led to conflict with parliament.
He tried to promoted Roman Catholic by gain support from Protestant dissenter by
Declaration of Indulgence in April 1687, very few trusted him.
A group of protestant noble invited William of Orange (Marys husband) to come and
save England.
James II attempted to fled to France.
On February 12, 1689, the Convention Parliament declared that James had abdicated. Commented [PB1]: Renounce ones throne
William III and Mary II became king and queen.
James II arrived in Ireland in March 1689.
He was defeated by William III at the battle of Boyne in July 1690.
He died in exile in Saint-Germain in France on 16 September 1701.
 Reflection:
In this day, I learned about James IIs biography which is the background information of
the Glorious Revolution. In my opinion, learning background information about the main topic
which I am going to research is the best way to start a research, because it makes me understand
more about the main topic or main question.
For the question that I asked before I research about James II, I got all of its answers.
First question, Who is he? He was the king of England that wanted to promoted Catholicism.
Second question, How did he become a king? He became the king of England because he is the
rightful heir to the throne and he became a king after his father, Charles I, has dead. Final
question, How did he got depose? He got depose because he fled to France and got abdicated
by the Parliament.
In conclusion, this day I got all the information that I expected before I researched or
even more than expected. I will use this information about James II to do further research about
the Glorious Revolution. Moreover, this information will help me through the research.

References:
Encyclopedia Britannica. (2017). James II | king of Great Britain. [online] Available at:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-II-king-of-Great-Britain [Accessed 1 Sep. 2017].

Faculty.history.wisc.edu. (2017). James II. [online] Available at:

https://faculty.history.wisc.edu/sommerville/123/123%20600%20James%20II.htm [Accessed 1
Sep. 2017].

Bbc.co.uk. (2017). BBC - History - James II. [online] Available at:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/james_ii.shtml [Accessed 1 Sep. 2017].
Date:
2/9/2017
Goal:
To research about William III of Orange
Question:
Who is he?
What did he do?
How did he defeat James II?
Note:
William III was born on 14 November 1650.
He was the son of Mary I and William II.
He was born in The Hague, Netherland.
He was born eight days after his fathers death.
He was raised to lead the House of Orange and to become a stadholder. Commented [PB2]: Ruler of state
He then became a hero to his people in 1673, because he defensed most of Dutch republic
from Catholics force of Louis XIV of France.
He married Mary, daughter of James II, in November 1677.
He got an invitation to invade England.
He arrived at England which forced James II to fled to France.
In early 1689, William III and Mary II became a king and a queen.
They accept the Bill of Rights
They moved to Hampton Court Palace after their coronation.
William II gathered a huge invasion force to invade James in Ireland.
In July 1690, he defeated James at the Battle of the Boyne; However, James fled to
France.
He created Bank of England to fund his war against Louis XIV in 1694.
In 1694, Williams wife died of smallpox.
He continued to rule alone.
He then died in February 1702, because of accident while he was riding horse.
Reflection:
In this day, I decided to research about William of Orange, because I think it would be
useful later on in this project. Moreover, it will make whoever reading this record understand
more about the revolution, because reader will know at least two main characters in the Glorious
Revolution which can be lead to other part of the revolution.
There are three questions in this day. First, Who is he? He is the person that became
king after James II deposition. Second question, What did he do? He succeeded the throne from
James II. Final question, How did he defeat James II He defeated James II by invaded him and
forced him to fled.
Therefore, this day I have learned about William III of Orange. I did everything alright
today and even better than expected. This information will be more useful when this project has
come to an end.

References:
BBC - History - William III (of Orange). (2017). Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2 September 2017, from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/people/william_iii_of_orange

Claydon, A. (2017). BBC - History - British History in depth: William III. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved
2 September 2017, from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/william_iii_01.shtml

Robb, N. (2017). William III | king of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Encyclopedia Britannica.
Retrieved 2 September 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-III-king-of-
England-Scotland-and-Ireland#toc7939
Date:
3/9/2017
Goal:
To research about Whig and Tory.
Question:
What are Whig and Tory?
What did they do?
Note:
They were different political parties in England.
Whig and Tory were introduced in 1679.
They were just a group of people who voted together in Parliament.
Tory:
Tories became identified with Anglicanism and the squirearchy. Commented [PB3]: One of Christian sect created by King
Tories believe in divine right. Henry VIII.

Thereafter, Tories believe a bit in constitutional monarchy. Commented [PB4]: Landowner or people who are
wellborn.
Whig:
Whigs became identified with the aristocratic. Commented [PB5]: A form of government that places
Whigs believe in constitutional monarchy. power in the hands of small privileged class.
Commented [PB6]: A form of government that
Reflection: monarch(king) is within the parameters.
( )
In this day, I have learned about the meaning of Whig and Tory. At the first day of this
project, I skimmed through the information I got in internet. Among all those information, there
are words Whig and Tory. This made me curious about this word. Therefore, that is why I
choose these words to research about.
In my opinion, after finished research, I think that these two words are not that important
to the overall information of the Glorious Revolution. All I need to know is they are political
parties in England. For the question part, this day, there are not many questions like other days
because there is less information about Whig and Tory than other topic. First question, What is
Whig and Tory They are political group. Second question, What do they do? they voted in
Parliament.
In conclusion, from the research I did today, I know that Whig and Tory are political
parties that exist since 16th century.
Reference:
Whig and Tory | historical political party, England. (2017). Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 3
September 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/topic/Whig-Party-England
Date:
5/9/2017
Goal:
To research about the Glorious Revolution
Question:
How did it begin?
What happened?
Note:
Also called Bloodless Revolution or Revolution of 1688
In 1687, James II issued a Declaration of Indulgence, suspending laws against dissenters
and recusants.
In April 1688, James II issued a second Declaration of Indulgence for England.
He ordered that a second Declaration of Indulgence to be read on two successive
Sundays.
Seven bishops petitioned him against his idea.
They are afraid that James IIs son will soon be Catholic king.
One bishop and six other politicians from Whig and Tory reported to William III to save
England.
William III arrived at England freaked James out.
James fled to France after William III arrived.
James II got abdicated by parliament.
Before they were offered the crown to William and Mary, they were presented with the
Bill of Rights. Bill of Rights was mainly about the rights of king and queen.
William III invade James II in Ireland.
William III defeated James.
James fled to France.

Reflection:
This day might be the last day for my research day, because there are no more things to
research. In this day, I gathered all the information I have learned from this project and analyze it
to the conclusion. I tried to be as compact in the note as possible, because if not then the notes
would mix with non-important stuff which is not only making it messy it all so harder to read.
Reference:
Glorious Revolution | Summary, Significance, Causes, & Facts. (2017). Encyclopedia
Britannica. Retrieved 5 September 2017, from https://www.britannica.com/event/Glorious-
Revolution

Vallance, D. (2017). BBC - History - British History in depth: The Glorious

Revolution. Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 September 2017, from
http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/british/civil_war_revolution/glorious_revolution_01.shtml

The Glorious Revolution. (2017). UK Parliament. Retrieved 5 September 2017, from

http://www.parliament.uk/about/living-
heritage/evolutionofparliament/parliamentaryauthority/revolution/