Contents

List of Illustrations

Maps

Preface

Introduction

PART I
The Reign of James II and VII, 1685–8

1. The Accession of the True and Lawful Heir

2. Meeting the Radical Challenge: The Scottish and English Parliaments and the Rebellions of Argyll and Monmouth

3. ‘That unhappy Island of Ireland’

4. Scotland Under James VII

5. Catholic Absolutism in England

PART II
Revolutions in Three Kingdoms, 1688–91

6. Yielding an Active Obedience Only According to Law

7. The Desertion

8. ‘The Greatest Revolution that was Ever Known’: The Revolution Settlement in England

9. The Glorious Revolution in Scotland

10. ‘This Wofull Revolution’ in Ireland

Conclusion: The Revolutions, Their Aftermaths, and the Remaking of Britain, 1691–1720

Notes

Index