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by stangeek 3647 days ago
The glorious revolution was the direct consequence of the Lumières - in fact it was part of the movement!
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lumières

"The Lumières (literally in English: Enlighteners) was a cultural, philosophical, literary and intellectual movement of the second half of the 18th century"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glorious_Revolution

"The Glorious Revolution, also called the Revolution of 1688"

Your proposed timelines are a little off, old bean. ;-)