The English authorities did not want any son of the Roman Catholic James II to become king so in 1688 they called on William to come to England and march against James to take the throne and reign ...

He was 19 when his father died and did not receive any land from William, he was given £5,000 which he would use to create alliances and gain supporters, he was crowned King of England after the ...

During his reign, William crushed rebellions, controlled Anglo-Saxon women, overhauled the Church and built a series of castles across England to establish control. After defeating Harold ...

On February 8, 1693, King William III and Queen Mary II of England signed the charter for a "perpetual College of Divinity, Philosophy, Languages, and other good Arts and Sciences" to be established ...

King William III of England (1650â 1702), also ... that deposed the Catholic King James II. His reign, jointly held with his wife, Queen Mary II, marked the establishment of a constitutional ...