Ontario High School History of England . lham, the ruler of Holland, was the husbandof Jamess eldest daughter, and was also a grandson of CharlesI (see table p. 343). He had become the leader of Europeagainst the designs of Louis XIV, and was the foremostchampion of the Protestant cause. He had tried to preventthe attacks of Monmouth and Argyle on James, and toremain friendly with his father-in-law. But now he wasready to resist James, who would, if successful, probablysupport the aims of Louis XIV. In September, 1688,William issued a public declaration that he was coming toensure the holding
Ontario High School History of England . lham, the ruler of Holland, was the husbandof Jamess eldest daughter, and was also a grandson of CharlesI (see table p. 343). He had become the leader of Europeagainst the designs of Louis XIV, and was the foremostchampion of the Protestant cause. He had tried to preventthe attacks of Monmouth and Argyle on James, and toremain friendly with his father-in-law. But now he wasready to resist James, who would, if successful, probablysupport the aims of Louis XIV. In September, 1688,William issued a public declaration that he was coming toensure the holding of a free Parliament in England. His THE REVOLUTION 341 preparations were extensive. More than five hundred ships,carrying a force of fourteen thousand men, left the shoresof Holland. They sailed down the Channel in magnificentarray, and, on November 5th, William landed at Torbay,in Devonshire. It looked as if England was once moreto see civil war. Few, however, would fight for , when it was too late, he called a Parliament. As. ^^^^Ssna Embarkation of William ok Orange at Helvoetsluys William slowly advanced toward London, Jamess follow-ers, including even his own daughter Anne, deserted him,and he was in fear for his own life. His mind turned toFrance, with whose aid he felt sure of re-establishing hispower, and, sending thither the queen and her infant son,he prepared to follow them. When he first tried to es-cape some fishermen stopped him, and he was brought backto London. But William wished him to go, and on Christ-mas Day, 1688, James landed in France, a fugitive fromhis realm of England. 2. The Revolution Settlement The Convention Parliament deposes James, 1689.—Withthe flight of James II a great crisis had come. The only 342 HISTORY OF ENGLAND power that could now speak for England wa-s the Parlia-ment. Was James still king or had he forfeited the crown?If he was no longer king, who should be named to take hisplace, and what terms should Parliament make with
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