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3 days ago · William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4 November 1650 – 8 March 1702), also widely known as William of Orange, was the sovereign Prince of Orange from birth, Stadtholder of Holland, Zeeland, Utrecht, Guelders, and Overijssel in the Dutch Republic from the 1670s, and King of England, Ireland, and Scotland from 1689 until his death in 1702.
- Anne
Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) was Queen of Great...
- James II of England
James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701)...
- Mary II
Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of...
- Second Stadtholderless Period
William III's accident. The Second Stadtholderless Period or...
- John William Friso
John William Friso (Dutch: Johan Willem Friso; 14 August...
- Mary, Princess Royal
Mary, Princess Royal (Mary Henrietta Stuart; 4 November 1631...
- Act of Settlement 1701
The Act of Supremacy 1558 had confirmed the independence of...
- House of Orange-Nassau
The House of Orange-Nassau (Dutch: Huis van Oranje-Nassau,...
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2 days ago · The 1990s (often referred to as the "' 90s " or " Nineties ") was a decade that began on January 1, 1990, and ended on December 31, 1999. Known as the "post-Cold War decade", the 1990s are culturally imagined as the period from the Revolutions of 1989 until the September 11 attacks in 2001. [1] The dissolution of the Soviet Union marked the end ...
5 days ago · Baronets. Musgrave of Edenhall, 1611. — The Musgraves are descended from the ancient baronial family of Musgrave in Westmorland. Sir Thomas Musgrave, who died in 1469 or 1470, married the elder daughter and coheir of Stapleton of Edenhall. His descendant, Sir Richard, who had been made Knight of the Bath at the coronation of King James, was ...
2 days ago · Ben Rogers. University of Edinburgh. Citation: Ben Rogers, review of Protestant Pluralism: The Reception of the Toleration Act, 1689-1720, (review no. 2353) DOI: 10.14296/RiH/2014/2353. Date accessed: 19 May, 2024. The history of religious toleration during the early modern period has been revitalised over the past decade.
4 days ago · Besides the grammar school there was a petty school at St. Mary's and a charity school was set up in the 1690s. (fn. 18) How far literate habits were inculcated in the urban community by the schools is not revealed, but there was a collection of books at the grammar school, books could be bought at the Cross fair, and in the later 17th century ...
5 days ago · This text was copied from Wikipedia on 21 May 2024 at 6:10AM. Drawing of the actress. Mary Saunderson (1637–1712), later known as Mary Saunderson Betterton after her marriage to Thomas Betterton, was an actress and singer in England during the 1660s and 1690s. [1] [2] She is considered one of the first English actresses.
14 hours ago · The Thirteen Colonies were a group of British colonies on the Atlantic coast of North America during the 17th and 18th centuries. Grievances against the imperial government led the 13 colonies to begin uniting in 1774, and expelling British officials by 1775.
