Yes, the U.S. declared independence from the British Crown in 1776. But the kind of “king” these protesters seem to fear had ...

Trump and the Glorious Revolution ... The king asserted his right to rule Britain without Parliament. The people were at first not bothered, as it seemed a quarrel among politicians.

A continuous thread runs from the accession of England’s first Stuart king, James I, in 1603, to the dynasty’s fall in the so-called Glorious Revolution of 1688-89.Yet historians often balk at ...

When earlier this year one of our foremost architectural writers, Clive Aslet, published a superb biography of Edwin Lutyens, ...

In contrast, Zakaria’s enthusiasm for the 1688 Glorious Revolution in England is boundless. ... “While the workers of industrial Britain were exploited and poorly treated,” he argues, ...

The Glorious French Revolution is quite the change of tack. Ward writes and directs but cedes the stage to a cast of five who perform his biggest and boldest show to date.

These acts led to the Glorious Revolution and, ultimately, his deposition. After James II deserted his post as king, Parliament sought to prevent a return of the turbulence—and Catholicism ...

The Glorious French Revolution (or: why sometimes it takes a guillotine to get anything done) continues at the New Diorama Theatre until 14 December. Photo credits: Alex Brenner.

And Britain's industrial revolution was fuelled by coal. (Getty Images: Hulton Archive) Alison Reeve, the deputy program director of energy and climate change at the Grattan Institute, ...