he was given £5,000 which he would use to create alliances and gain supporters, he was crowned King of England after the death of William II.

William and his wife Mary were crowned joint monarchs of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1689. Their accession, known as the ‘Glorious Revolution’, marked an important transition towards ...

William had won the Battle of Hastings, but this did not mean everyone in England immediately supported him. He had to establish Norman control in England. William faced threats from Viking ...

William & Mary celebrated the 332nd anniversary of the awarding of the Royal Charter from King William III and Queen Mary II of England during the Charter Day Ceremony on February 7, 2025. This year's ...

While our original plans date back to 1618 — decades before Harvard — William & Mary was officially chartered in 1693. On February 8, 1693, King William III and Queen Mary II of England signed the ...

William was the only child of William II, Prince of Orange and Princess Mary, eldest daughter of Charles I of England. He was born at The Hague in Holland on 4th November 1650, a few days after his ...

William of Normandy, known as 'the Conqueror', was born at Falaise in 1027, a natural son of Robert, Duke of Normandy and a girl called Herleve. He invaded England and defeated King Harold II at the ...