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28. William III & Mary II
William III (1689-1702) had limited interest in the affairs of England, Scotland and Ireland. His interest lay in keeping the King of France at bay and would use England as weapon to achieve his goals. It was perhaps the king’s indifference that allowed parliament to gain permanent supremacy over the nation leading to a remarkable transformation in the political and religious affairs of England. During William's reign, along with Mary II (1689-94) the parliamentary state was established, to this day it remains the enduring feature of the British political system.
Characters
William III – King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689-1702), Stadholder (1672-1702), prince of Orange
Mary II – Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689-94)
James II – King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1685-88), father of Mary II
Charles II – King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-85), uncles of Mary II and William III
Charles I – King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1625-49), grandfather of Mary II and William III
Princess Anne – sister of Mary II
William II – Prince of Orange, father of William III
Mary – Princess Royal, mother of William III
Anne Hyde – mother of Mary II, first wife of James II
Mary of Modena – Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1685-88)
James Stuart – son of James II and Jacobite claimant
Johan de Witt – Grand Pensionary of Holland
Sophia, Electress of Hanover – granddaughter of James I, heiress presumptive to the thrones of England and Scotland
Louis XIV – King of France (1643-1715)
Phillip V – King of Spain, grandson of Louis XIV
Leopold I – Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)
Archduke Charles – son of Leopold I
John Branston – Essex MP
Adam de la Prynne – English antiquary
John Locke – philosopher and enlightenment thinker
Mary I – Queen of England (1553-58)
Philip II – King of Spain, King of England (jure uxoris)
Credits
Sound the trumpet – Henry Purcell
Man that is born a woman – Henry Purcell
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William III (1689-1702) had limited interest in the affairs of England, Scotland and Ireland. His interest lay in keeping the King of France at bay and would use England as weapon to achieve his goals. It was perhaps the king’s indifference that allowed parliament to gain permanent supremacy over the nation leading to a remarkable transformation in the political and religious affairs of England. During William's reign, along with Mary II (1689-94) the parliamentary state was established, to this day it remains the enduring feature of the British political system.
Characters
William III – King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689-1702), Stadholder (1672-1702), prince of Orange
Mary II – Queen of England, Scotland and Ireland (1689-94)
James II – King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1685-88), father of Mary II
Charles II – King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1660-85), uncles of Mary II and William III
Charles I – King of England, Scotland and Ireland (1625-49), grandfather of Mary II and William III
Princess Anne – sister of Mary II
William II – Prince of Orange, father of William III
Mary – Princess Royal, mother of William III
Anne Hyde – mother of Mary II, first wife of James II
Mary of Modena – Queen consort of England, Scotland and Ireland (1685-88)
James Stuart – son of James II and Jacobite claimant
Johan de Witt – Grand Pensionary of Holland
Sophia, Electress of Hanover – granddaughter of James I, heiress presumptive to the thrones of England and Scotland
Louis XIV – King of France (1643-1715)
Phillip V – King of Spain, grandson of Louis XIV
Leopold I – Holy Roman Emperor (1658-1705)
Archduke Charles – son of Leopold I
John Branston – Essex MP
Adam de la Prynne – English antiquary
John Locke – philosopher and enlightenment thinker
Mary I – Queen of England (1553-58)
Philip II – King of Spain, King of England (jure uxoris)
Credits
Sound the trumpet – Henry Purcell
Man that is born a woman – Henry Purcell
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194982__soundmary__wild-horses-running CREDIT
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