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| Alliance Churchill, John |  |
| 24th Nov Concludes the terms of an Alliance with William of Orange
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| Arrest James II | |
| 12th Dec London Detained by magistrates at Faversham while attempting to reach France
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| Battle of Walcourt Churchill, John | |
| 25th Aug Walcourt Commands 8,000 English in a grand Alliance victory over the French
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| Birth James II | |
| April London Birth of a son to James II, Anne had no heirs so a Catholic succession continues
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| Birth Mary of Modena | |
| London Birth of James Francis Edward, the future "Old Pretender", son of Mary of Modena
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| Birth Frederick William I |  |
| 15th Aug Berlin Birth of Frederick William I, son of Frederick I of Prussia
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| Birth Ginkel, Godart van |  |
| Birth of Godart van Ginkel
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| Birth James Francis Edward |  |
| Birth of James Francis Edward, eldest son of James II of England
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| Capture Talbot | |
| London Secures Bristol & Gloucester for William of Orange
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| Commander Schomberg | |
| Appointed 2nd in Command of William III's army
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| Death Butler, James | |
| Death of James Butler
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| Death Drummond, William | |
| Death of William Drummond
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| Declaration of Indulgence James II | |
| The Archbishop of Canterbury & 6 Bishops petition the King to withdraw the Declaration
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| London The Archbishop of Canterbury & 6 Bishops petition the King to withdraw the Declaration
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| Declaration of War Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| 26th Nov Declares war on The Netherlands
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| Exile James II | |
| Dec Kent James tries to escape from London but is caught by Kent fishermen & returned to London
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| Exile of James II James II | |
| St Germain William III allows James II to escape to France where he lives in exile at St Germain
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| Exile of Jennings Jennings | |
| London Helps Queen Anne to escape
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| Exile of Mary of Modena Mary of Modena | |
| Flees to France with her only surviving son James Francis Edward, the old pretender
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| Exile James VII | |
| 23rd Dec Torbay Goes into exile in France after William of Orange lands at Torbay
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| Invasion of England Almonde, Philip van | |
| Commands the fleet which carries William of Orange's Army to claim the English throne
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| Invasion of England Ginkel, Godart van | |
| Accompanies William III to England
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| Invasion of Germany Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 25th Sep Louis XIV invades Germany to weaken the German states before they join the Grand Alliance
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| Invasion of Ireland Schomberg | |
| Commands the expedition to Ireland against James II
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| Invasion of Palatinate Leopold I |  |
| Palatinate Louis XIV of France invades the Palatinate
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| League Augsburg Leopold I | |
| Augsburg Austria joins the Grand Alliance against France
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| Augsburg England, the Netherlands & Savoy join the League of Augsburg against France
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| League Augsburg John George III | |
| Augsburg Joins the war of the League of Augsberg against France
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| Lieutenant Churchill, John | |
| London Appointed Lieutenant General
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| Lord Privy Seal Savile | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal by William III
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| Parliament William III | |
| 27th Dec London Agrees to a request by Charles II's last Parliament to take over the Government
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| 27th Dec London Issues writs for the "Convention Parliament"
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| Pregnancy Anne | |
| April London Anne miscarries, 4th time
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| Publication Spinoza, Benidict | |
| Publication of, "Tractatus theoligo Politicus"
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| Reform James II | |
| May Requests Anglican clergy read the 2nd Declaration of Indulgence to their congregations
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| Siege of Bristol Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| Bristol Surrenders Bristol to William III of Orange
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| Siege of Cologne Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Sep Cologne The French lay siege to Cologne
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| Siege of Holyrood James VII | |
| Holyrood A mob fearing an Orange plot sack Holyrood Abbey
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| Holyrood Order is restored after James' troops fire on the crowd
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| Speaker Powle, Henry | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons
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| Succession Anne | |
| April London James II has a son, Anne had no living heirs & a Catholic succession is probable
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| Succession Churchill, John | |
| Axminster Joins forces with William & Mary at Axminster
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| London Supports William & Mary because he is unhappy with James' pro-Catholic policies
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| Torbay Supports William & Mary after they land at Torbay
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| Succession Compton | |
| London Compton & 6 other leading men in England invite William of Orange to claim the throne
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| Succession James II | |
| London Seven of the leading men in England invite William of Orange to claim the throne
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| 22nd Dec London First day of the interregnum
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| Succession Mary II | |
| Parliament offers the Crown not to James's eldest son, James Francis Edward (who would have been the heir-apparent under normal circumstances), but to William and Mary as joint Sovereigns
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| Succession Osbourne, Thomas | |
| Signs the invitation for William of Orange to come to England
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| Succession Talbot | |
| 1 of 7 signatories to the letter inviting William of Orange to accept the throne
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| Succession William III | |
| Appeals to Parliament to become King of England
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| Rules jointly with Mary II, the only co-monarchs in English history
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| Succeeds as King of England
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| Succeeds as King of The Netherlands
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| Succession Frederick I | |
| Brandenburg Succeeds to the electorate of Brandenburg, as Frederick III, 1688-1701
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| Succession Almonde, Philip van | |
| Given the task of carrying William of Orange's army to England
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| Treaty of Ryswick Leopold I | |
| Ryswick The treaty of Ryswick halts French expansion
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| Trial James II | |
| London James tries the Archbishop of Canterbury but public pressure leads to their acquittal
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