WILLIAM III, King of England, 1650-1702MANUSCRIPTSHISTORICAL source materialHISTORY of the Netherlands, 1648-1714BIOGRAPHY (Literary form)KINGS & rulersThe texts in the Antwerp manuscript Het Mengelmoes of 1696 show an ambiguous picture of William III in the Catholic Southern Low Countries during ...
Before these Acts, Ireland had been inpersonal unionwithEnglandsince 1541, when theParliament of Irelandhad passed theCrown of Ireland Act 1542, proclaiming KingHenry VIIIof England to beKing of Ireland. Since the 12th century, the King of England had been technical overlord of theLordship of Ire...
For lukewarm, useless, or impotent friends, France has the Pope, who is indifferent; the King of England [James II] expelled from his country; the Grand Duke of Tuscany; the Dukes of Mantua, Modena, and Parma [all in Italy]; and the other faction of the Swiss. Some of these are sun...
Charles II, King of England, Scotland and Ireland (lived 1630–85), spent fourteen years in continental Europe in the mid 17th century, separated by sea and circumstances from the seats of sovereignty which generations of his family had occupied. The first years of this period he spent largely...
James, Duke of York, the future King James II of England; Credit – Wikipedia In 1663, during the reign ofKing Charles II of England, fifteen-year-old Arabella was sent to court to be a Maid of Honor to theDuchess of York. The Duchess of York, born Anne Hyde, was the wife of Kin...
Born on October 14, 1633, atSt. James’ Palacein London, England, King James II of England, was the third, but the second surviving son ofKing Charles I of EnglandandHenrietta Maria of France, daughter ofKing Henri IV of France. He was designatedDuke of Yorkfrom birth, the traditional ...
COURT OF KING'S BENCH. The name of the supreme court of law in England. Vide King's Bench. A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856. Want to thank TFD for its existence?Tell a friend about us, add a link to this...
The Spanish Empire remained an enormous global confederation, but its economic supremacy was increasingly challenged by the Dutch Republic and England, and its position in Europe destabilised by the expansionist policies of Louis XIV of France. Her ability to respond effectively to the challenges ...
Charles II had beendefeated by Oliver Cromwell at Dunbarin 1650 and although he had reached England with his Scottish army, he was finally defeated in Worcester in 1651. It was hereat the Battle of Worcester that Charles II famously hid in an old oak tree and once more made his escape ab...
The excerpt “Daughters of Eve” from Renaissance Woman by Margaret King describes a period between 1350 and 1650. King’s focus is on Western and Southern Europe, with particular emphasis on England and Florence, but with information from other regions of Italy, France and Germany. King is in...