A Level History- Edexcel- Glorious
Revolution Questions and Answers
2026 Updated.
What was the 1689 Bill of Rights? - Answer -a list of King James' misdeeds
-13 articles that outlined specific freedoms
-will and marry rightful successors
What were some specific clauses in the bill of rights? - Answer -no law should be suspended
or removed without parliament's consent
-MPs must have freedom of speech in parliament
-no taxes without parliaments consent
What was the Mutiny Act 1688? - Answer gave the monarch the power to punish mutiny
with execution
What was the 1689 Toleration Act? - Answer dissenters would not be punished as long as
they took an oath of allegiance to the crown and accepted the Test Act of 1673
What was the Triennial Act of 1694? - Answer no parliament could last longer than 3 years=
more frequent elections
What was the Act of Settlement in 1701? - Answer -Will&Mary's successor had to be
protestant
-illegal for anyone in privy council to be 'foreign'
-parliamentary consent had to be given if the king wanted to engage in war
Why did the Nine Years War cause issues between William and parliament? - Answer -
William recruited 68,000 men for £2.8 million through borrowing (opposed by parliament but
william went ahead anyway)
-Parliament only granted 10,000 troops= will going ahead without consent breaks bill of rights
How did the Nine Years War end? - Answer Treaty of Ryswick= england settled on peace
Revolution Questions and Answers
2026 Updated.
What was the 1689 Bill of Rights? - Answer -a list of King James' misdeeds
-13 articles that outlined specific freedoms
-will and marry rightful successors
What were some specific clauses in the bill of rights? - Answer -no law should be suspended
or removed without parliament's consent
-MPs must have freedom of speech in parliament
-no taxes without parliaments consent
What was the Mutiny Act 1688? - Answer gave the monarch the power to punish mutiny
with execution
What was the 1689 Toleration Act? - Answer dissenters would not be punished as long as
they took an oath of allegiance to the crown and accepted the Test Act of 1673
What was the Triennial Act of 1694? - Answer no parliament could last longer than 3 years=
more frequent elections
What was the Act of Settlement in 1701? - Answer -Will&Mary's successor had to be
protestant
-illegal for anyone in privy council to be 'foreign'
-parliamentary consent had to be given if the king wanted to engage in war
Why did the Nine Years War cause issues between William and parliament? - Answer -
William recruited 68,000 men for £2.8 million through borrowing (opposed by parliament but
william went ahead anyway)
-Parliament only granted 10,000 troops= will going ahead without consent breaks bill of rights
How did the Nine Years War end? - Answer Treaty of Ryswick= england settled on peace
