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William & Mary
Mary II was the daughter of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland) by his first wife, Anne Hyde. She married a Dutch prince, William of Orange, who was her first cousin and, like her, a Protestant. The match was made for political reasons, and Mary disliked her husband at first but eventually fell in love with him.
James II, who was Catholic, came into conflict with England's Protestant parliament. In 1688, at the invitation of English political leaders, William led the "Glorious Revolution" against James II, who fled to France. William and Mary became the new monarchs of the United Kingdom, reigning jointly. Queen Mary II died in 1694 and King William III died in 1702. Because William and Mary had no children, Mary's sister Anne succeeded to the throne after William's death.
Books About William & Mary
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William & Mary
William and Mary: Heroes of the Glorious Revolution by John Van Der Kiste. A dual biography of William III and Mary II.
William & Mary by Tony Claydon and W. A. Speck. Brief biography from the "Very Interesting People" series.
Redefining William III: The Impact of the King-Stadholder in International Context edited by Esther Mijers and David Onnekink. Essays discussing William's reign.
William III, The Stadholder-King: A Political Biography by Wouter Troost, translated by J. C. Grayson. Biography of King William III.
Ungrateful Daughters: The Stuart Princesses Who Stole Their Father's Crown by Maureen Waller. In 1688, seven prominent men invited William of Orange to intervene in English affairs. But it was the women, Queen Mary Beatrice and her stepdaughters Mary and Anne, who played a key role in this drama.
Going Dutch: How England Plundered Holland's Glory by Lisa Jardine. In 1688, Dutch ruler William of Orange's Glorious Revolution forced Britain's James II to abdicate. Why wasn't this coup recognized as a conquest? According to this book, the Dutch had effectively conquered Britain long before William arrived.
William's Mary by Elizabeth Hamilton. A biography of Mary II. From Alibris.
Mary II, Queen of England by Hester Chapman. Biography. Sometimes available from Alibris.
Novels
The Queen's Devotion by Jean Plaidy. A novel about Britain's Queen Mary II, originally titled "William's Wife," from Plaidy's Queens of England series.
The Three Crowns by Jean Plaidy is a novel about James II, William and Mary from Plaidy's Stuart Saga series. From Alibris.
I Will Maintain by Marjorie Bowen is the first in a trilogy of novels about King William III and Queen Mary II. Followed by Defender of the Faith and For God and King. From Alibris.
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The Glorious Revolution
The Glorious Revolution by John Miller. An authoritative introduction.
The Glorious Revolution by Eveline Cruickshanks. A radical reassessment of the origins, circumstances, and impact of the Revolution.
Revolution: The Great Crisis of the British Monarchy, 1685-1720 by Tim Harris. Everyone in Britain still lives under the shadow of the Glorious Revolution of 1688. It was a massive, brutal and terrifying event which completely changed the governments of England, Scotland and Ireland.
William III and the Godly Revolution by Tony Claydon. The first full account of William III's propaganda during his reign in England. The king solved his ideological problems by posing as a ruler sent by God to protect the Protestant religion.
The Last Revolution: 1688 and the Creation of the Modern World by Patrick Dillon. A vivid portrait of Britain's last great political struggle, during which King James II was driven from his palace by night while King William III rode in at the head of a foreign army. Available from Alibris.
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