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Mary, born at St James's Palace in London on 30 April 1662, was the eldest daughter of James, Duke of York (the future King James II & VII), and his first wife, Anne Hyde. Mary's uncle was Charles II , who ruled the three kingdoms of England , Scotland and Ireland ; her maternal grandfather, Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon , served for a ...
The University of York [7] (abbreviated as Ebor or York for post-nominals) is a public collegiate research university in York, England.Established in 1963, the university has expanded to more than thirty departments and centres, covering a wide range of subjects.
Mary of York (11 August 1467 – 23 May 1482) was the second daughter of King Edward IV of England and his queen consort Elizabeth Woodville. The first years of Mary's life were spent in close connection with her older sister Elizabeth of York (later Queen consort of England), who was eighteen months older. The princesses were raised and ...
The Bill of Rights 1689 established that, whichever of the joint monarchs, William III and Mary II, died first, the other would reign alone. As Mary II died first, on 28 December 1694, William III became sole remaining monarch. On the day of Mary's death, the line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones was:
John Archbishop of York, is Dr. Sharp, he was a Rector of St Giles in the Fields, in the Reign of King James; when, preaching warmly against Popery, he was silenced, and the Bishop of London (Dr. Compton) suspended from his office, for not turning him out. He was made by King William Archbishop of York; and this Queen hath made him her Lord ...
Frances Apsley (c. 1653 – 7 June 1727), [1] later Lady Bathurst, was a maid of honour to the future Queen Mary II of England and her younger sister, the future Queen Anne, the daughters of the Duke and Duchess of York. She was the daughter of Sir Allen Apsley and his wife, the former Frances Petre.
The fourth surviving legitimate son of Edward III and Philippa of Hainault, Edmund of Langley, 1st Duke of York, was created earl of Cambridge in 1362 and the first duke of York in 1385. Edmund's first marriage was to Isabella of Castile, Duchess of York , daughter of Peter of Castile and María de Padilla , and sister of Constance of Castile ...
Charles II: 1660–1685 — — James II: 1685–1688: John Miller: 1978: Mary II: 1689–1694 — — William III: 1689–1702 — — Queen Anne: 1702–1714: Edward Gregg: 1980: Re-published in 2001, with a new foreword by the author. George I: 1714–1727: Ragnhild Hatton: 2001: Originally published in 1978. [1] Yale edition contains a new ...