Exactly what do you mean by coup?
William III was 3rd in line for the throne in his own right, when the revolution happened, and the most senior male claimant who wasn't catholic.
Yes, but Anne was second in line, and William usurped her claim by staying in power. That's what I mean by coup - William completely disregarded Parliament's stipulation regarding succession. He wasn't strong enough to actually restore absolute monarchy the way Sweden's Gustav III was, but he still had enough power to stick around longer than he was supposed to.
Say William remarried and his wife popped out an heir or two, they would only inherit after Queen Anne, yes?
Have Charles the 1st arrest all the MPs when he fails to arrest the missing Five Members, or have the Great Fire of London happen in 1642, giving Charles a chance to win the Civil War. Or have a convention where the families of leading MPs are held as hostages which was what the Shoguns of Japan did.
Even easier would be to kill off William III before he invades England. Without him James II and his son keep the throne. There we go, a semi-absolute monarchy (not as much as France or Spain but close).
The reason the Stuarts got kicked out after being invited back was the whole 'Catholic Absolutist' thing they tried to push (or were perceived to have been pushing) on a, at that point, Protestant country used to Parliament having a strong say on policy.
The only way a 'Stuart Absolutism' would work is if Charles I was more competent and intelligent than he was.
The reason the Stuarts got kicked out after being invited back was the whole 'Catholic Absolutist' thing they tried to push (or were perceived to have been pushing) on a, at that point, Protestant country used to Parliament having a strong say on policy.
The only way a 'Stuart Absolutism' would work is if Charles I was more competent and intelligent than he was.
Um no that's not right. Look at the last years of Charles II's reign: he basically was an absolute monarch in all but name and no one objected to it. And without William to lead an invasion there was no one else to threaten James: Mary would be a childless widow and Anne wouldn't make a move unless she was assured of success. As for the Catholic part, yeah James should have downplayed it or supported the Anglican Church more. It was his determination to grant religious toleration that really did him in. At his accession in 1685 the Anglican Church was still a close ally.