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The Joint Sovereigns
Mary II and William III
Queen Mary II• 30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694• The Queen of
England, Ireland and Scotland (1688-1694)
• parents: James II and Anne Hyde
• sister: Anne
James II and Anne Hyde (parents) and Mary with Anne (sister)
William III• William of Orange • 14 November 1650
- 8 March 1702• the King of the
Netherlands, England, Ireland and Scotland
(1688-1702) • Parents: William,
Prince of Orange, and Mary Stuart
William, Prince of Orange, and
Mary Stuart (parents)
The memorial to William III near Kensington Palace
Mary and William married on 4th November in 1677
Kensington Palace (their residence)
Home Policy• The Bill of Rights(1689) • The Mutiny Act (1689)• The Bank of England
was established (1694)• The Settlement Act of
1701 • College of William and
Mary• Royal Hospital for
Seamen • The Royal Hospital
School
The Bill of Rights(1689)
• the use of royal and prerogative rights was forbidden
• the king could only maintain a standing army with parliamentary consent
• an annual income of £600,000 was disbursed to the monarchs
• reaffirmed Parliament's claim to control taxation and legislation
• Parliament could function free from royal interference
The Mutiny Act (1689)
• Parliament would be prorogued every year by requiring parliamentary approval of the armed forces on a yearly basis
The Settlement Act of 1701• the final act to fully establish the supremacy of
Parliament
• was designed to secure the Protestant succession to the throne
Foreign Policy
• the Nine Years War with France (1688-97)
• the Treaty of Ryswick (1697)
• policy of intervention in Europe
William and Mary