King William and Queen Mary reigned jointly from 1689 until Mary died in 1694, after which William ruled alone until his death in 1702. They were first cousins and had married in 1677. Mary was daughter of King James II. William invaded Britain in the Glorious (to the Protestants) Revolution of 1688. Jointly they made an acceptable solution to the problem of who should rule.
This section lists the memorials where the subject on this page is commemorated:
Tercentenary of the coronation of William and Mary
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Austin Friars & the Queens
To commemorate the visit by Their Majesties Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Beat...
Other Subjects
Princess Alice, Countess of Athlone
Born Princess Alice of Albany at Windsor Castle, daughter of Prince Leopold and Princess Helena. 1904 married Prince Alexander of Teck, which meant she was then Princess Alexander of Teck. Mother o...
King Olav V of Norway
Born Prince Alexander of Denmark in Sandringham, Norfolk. Parents: Haakon VII (first King of Norway following the dissolution of the union with Sweden) and Maud of Wales (daughter of our Edward VII...
Queen Eleanor’s Cross
The last of 12 Eleanor Crosses erected to celebrate Eleanor's last journey. Queen Eleanor of Castile died near Lincoln, with her husband, King Edward I, at her bedside, and was to be buried in Wes...
King Henry III
Ascended throne in 1216, aged 9. Son of King John. Resurrected the Magna Carta. Married Eleanor of Provence who became consort queen. Began the building of the current Westminster Abbey in 1245 ...
Mary of Modena
Second wife of King James II. Born in the Duchy of Modena, Italy. She lost five children in infancy, before giving birth in 1688 to James Francis Edward Stuart (the future 'Old Pretender'). News of...
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