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The Age of William III and Mary II: Power, Politics and Patronage, 1688–1702. College of William and Mary in Virginia. ISBN 978-0-9622081-0-2. Lovejoy, David S. The Glorious Revolution in America. New York: Harper & Row 1972. ISBN 978-0060127213; McCaffrey, Carmel (2006). In Search of Ireland's Heroes. Ivan R Dee. ISBN 978-1-56663-615-5. OL ...
Mary II (30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694) was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland with her husband, King William III and II, from 1689 until her death in 1694.She was also Princess of Orange following her marriage on 4 November 1677.
The Oaths of Allegiance and Supremacy Act 1688 (1 Will.& Mar. c. 8) was an Act of the Parliament of England passed in the aftermath of the Glorious Revolution.The Act required all office-holders, Members of Parliament and clergy to take the oaths of allegiance and supremacy for the new monarchs, William III and Mary II.
William's successful invasion with a Dutch fleet and army led to James fleeing to France. In December 1688, peers of the realm appointed William as provisional governor. It was widely acknowledged that such action was constitutional, if the monarch were incapacitated, and they summoned an assembly of many members of parliament.
William III and Mary II depicted on the ceiling of the Painted Hall, Greenwich.. In 1685, James' position in Scotland was more secure than it was in England. The 1681 Scottish Succession and Test Acts made obedience to the monarch a legal obligation, 'regardless of religion' but in return confirmed the primacy of the Church of Scotland, or Kirk.
Arms of William and Mary, as depicted on his invasion banner, 1688 James at first attempted to resist William, but saw that his efforts would prove futile. [ 84 ] He sent representatives to negotiate with William, but secretly attempted to flee on 11 December, [ c ] throwing the Great Seal into the Thames on his way. [ 85 ]
Vol. 9: From the First Year of K. William and Q. Mary to Eighth Year of K. William III – 1688 to 1695–96. Cambridge: Joseph Bentham. pp. 1– 67 – via Internet Archive. Pickering, Danby, ed. (1764). "Sessio Prima. Anno primo Gulielmi & Mariæ". The Statutes at Large. Vol. 9: From the First Year of K. William and Q. Mary to Eighth Year of ...
To get nonconformists' (Protestants who were not members of the Church of England) support in the crucial months of 1688". [9] Both the Whig and Tory parties that had rallied around William and Mary had promised nonconformists that such an act would be enacted if the revolution succeeded. James II had himself issued a declaration of indulgence ...