Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685-1720

To an extraordinary extent, everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the "Glorious Revolution" of 1688. It was a massive, brutal, and terrifying event, which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and which was only achieved through overwhelming violence. Revolution brilliantly captures the sense that this was a great turning point in Britain's history, but also shows how severe a price was paid to achieve this.

"Gripping. . . a much-needed reinterrogation." — Daily Telegraph

"A magisterial work. . . confident prose, trenchant insight and vivid illustration." — Independent

Tim Harris is Professor of History at Brown University. His previous books include London Crowds in the Reign of Charles II and The Politics of the Excluded.