by Pooka

Created on: May 12, 2008

"On the 18th of April 1689 several of His Ma'ties Councill in New England combined and conspired togeather with those who were Magistrates and officers in the late Charter Government to subvert and overthrown the government, and in stead thereof to introduce their former Commonwealth"

Maryland's Coup

The Glorious Revolution was largely a bloodless war. Lord Churchill instigated the revolt in England through extensive politics and psychology. Yet it didn't end in England. The discontent was felt strongly on American soil as well as English, and it wasn't long before the colonies began to follow suit.

Where Churchill masterminded the uprising in England, it was John Coode who took the reins in Maryland. He was deformed with a "face resembling that of a baboon." But that deformity only caused him to stand out more as a sailor and soldier, priest and deacon. The colony was in ever increasing alarm of French attacks, while still besieged by hostile natives, falling tobacco prices and rising dissent made John Coode the perfect "Monstrous head to their monstrous body."

Coode openly spoke out against Catholic Papists, and even went so far as to tear up an order to keep the peace. Rejecting the authority of the Chancellor, the Governor, and even that of God. Understandably he didn't win a lot of Catholic support. Councilor Henry Darnell broke into Coode's house with a posse in the middle of the night and arrested him still in his nightshirt. He was stripped of all his appointed offices, both military and civil.

The people rose out in favor of the "Rank Baconist" and under threat of jailbreaks and insurrection, Coode was released on bail in 1681. Voters elected him to office four times (After being excluded by the proprietary executive.) Thus Coode became a symbol of the people.

On January 19, 1689 the councilors with support from Baltmore recalled all county militia weapons "for repair." The reason for this was the affairs of England which lead to a fear of invasion from the Dutch. Those in power gave no mention of the impending war with the French, or Indian attacks. The true intent was that in a time of crises, the guns would be distributed only to those loyal to the Catholic King James. Alarmed by the empty armories, protestant militia officers began to refresh the popish plot.

In July of 1981 John Coode raised the protestant militia of Charles Country, and joined by many followers and supporters, he led the Glorious Revolution in Maryland. He declared that Catholic

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