In which year did leading English Protestants invite William of Orange to invade England?

A1690
B1679
C1660
D1688Right answer

Answer: 1688

In 1688 William, a Protestant married to James II's daughter Mary, was asked to come and claim the throne. He met no resistance and James fled to France.

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