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4 days ago · e. The Glorious Revolution [a] is the sequence of events that led to the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange, who was also his nephew. The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in 1694.
- William III of Orange
William III (William Henry; Dutch: Willem Hendrik; 4...
- James II and VII
James VII and II (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701)...
- Invasion of England
The 1136-1138 invasions of northern England by David I of...
- Seven Bishops
The Seven Bishops. The Seven Bishops were members of the...
- Invitation to William
In England, the heir apparent to the throne, James Francis...
- William III of Orange
3 days ago · Crowned England‘s first queen regnant in 1553 at the age of 37, Mary faced significant challenges to her legitimacy due to her gender and faith. To shore up her position and maintain a Catholic dynasty, Mary married Philip II of Spain in 1554, but the union was deeply unpopular in England and failed to produce an heir.
5 days ago · Primary Source. The Bill of Rights, 1689. Annotation. In response to policies that threatened to restore Catholicism in England, Parliament deposed King James II and called William of Orange from the Dutch Republic and his wife Mary, who was James’s Protestant daughter, to replace him.
5 days ago · Upon the 13th of February the Prince and Princess of Orange, being placed on two large Seats under a Canopy of State in the Banquetting-House, both Houses of the Convention waited upon their Highnesses in a full Body, and caus'd the Clerk of the Crown to read with a loud Voice the following Declaration of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons-assembled at Westminster; the most ...
2 days ago · Elizabeth II. queen of United Kingdom. Also known as: Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and of her other realms and territories Queen, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith. Written and fact-checked by.
