 Many Protestants were also upset because Maryland's government had not yet recognized the new Protestant king and queen of England, William III and Mary II, who had seized power from the Catholic King James II in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.In April 1689, John Coode helped lead "An association in arms, for the defence of the Protestant religion, and for asserting the right of King William and Queen Mary to the Province of Maryland and all the English dominions.