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| Alliance Frederick I |  |
Joins the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV of France  |
| Battle of Banrty Bay Herbert |  |
| 1st May Banrty Bay An inconclusive naval skirmish off the coast of Ireland with the French |
| Battle of Banrty Bay Chateaurenault | |
| 1st May Banrty Bay An inconclusive naval skirmish off the coast of Ireland with the English |
| Battle of Cromdale Cannon, Alexander | |
| 1st May Cromdale The Jacobite Army was broken up at Dunkeld & its remnants defeated at Cromdale |
| Battle of Dunbar Cannon, Alexander | |
| 21st Aug Dunbar Marches towards Perth but checked at Dunkeld |
| Battle of Dunkeld James II | |
| 21st Aug Dunkeld The Jacobite rising is checked at Dunkeld on its way to Perth |
| Battle of Isle of Wight Tourville de Cotentin, Anne-Hilarion | |
Isle of Wight Defeats the Anglo -Dutch  fleet off the Isle of Wight |
| Battle of Killiecranki Graham, John | |
| 27th July Killiecranki Leads the Jacobite forces to victory but is killed in battle |
| Battle of Killiecranki MacKay, Hugh | |
| 27th July Killiecranki Leads a Williamite army but is defeated in battle |
| Bill of Rights Mary II | |
| The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not punish members of either House of Parliament for anything said during debates, require excessive bail or inflict cruel or unusual punishments |
| The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not raise a standing army during peacetime without parliamentary consent, deny the right to bear arms to Protestant subjects or unduly interfere with parliamentary elections |
| The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not suspend laws passed by Parliament, levy taxes without parliamentary consent or infringe the right to petition |
| Bishop of Worcester Stillingfleet, Edward | |
| Worcester Appointed Bishop of Worcester |
| Blockade of Brest Tourville de Cotentin, Anne-Hilarion | |
| Brest Breaks the English blockade of Brest |
| Chief of Naval Squadron Tourville de Cotentin, Anne-Hilarion | |
| Appointed Chief of the Naval Squadron, 2nd term |
| Claim Right Anne | |
11th April The Scottish  Estates pass the Claim of Right making Anne succeeed William & Mary |
| Colonel Douglas-Hamilton, George | |
| Appointed a a brevetted Colonel |
| Commander Cannon, Alexander | |
| Takes over Jacobite leadership after the death of Viscount Dundee |
| Constitution Mary II | |
| The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not punish members of either House of Parliament for anything said during debates, require excessive bail or inflict cruel or unusual punishments |
| The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not raise a standing army during peacetime without parliamentary consent, deny the right to bear arms to Protestant subjects or unduly interfere with parliamentary elections |
| The Bill of Rights declares that the Sovereign could not suspend laws passed by Parliament, levy taxes without parliamentary consent or infringe the right to petition |
| Constitution Somers | |
| Helps draft the Declaration of Rights |
| Constitution William III | |
| The monarchy must abide by the consent of Parliament & not suspend its laws |
| William III & Mary II are made joint monarchs |
| William & Mary accept the Declaration of Rights |
| Coronation Mary II | |
| 4th Nov Westminster Abbey Crowned jointly with William III, Queen of England , Scotland & Ireland |
| 4th Nov Westminster Abbey Normally, the Archbishop of Canterbury performs coronations, but the Archbishop at the time, William Sancroft, although an Anglican, refused to recognise the validity of James II's removal |
| Coronation William III | |
| 21st April Westminster Abbey Crowned jointly with Mary II as monarchs over England , Scotland & Ireland |
| Coup d'Etat Ivan V |  |
| Becomes a figurehead after the overthrow of his wife Sophia |
| Death Graham, John | |
| 27th July Killiecranki Death of John Graham, killed at the battle of Killiecranki |
| Death Alamgir |  |
| Captures & executes the Sivaji's son of the Maratha |
| Declaration of Rights Anne | |
| The Declaration of Rights, if there are no heirs to William & Mary Anne will succeed |
| Declaration of Rights William III | |
| London Ends the interregnum after James II had quit the throne |
| Declaration of War William III | |
| 7th May Declares war on France |
| 7th May Provoked by Louis XIV's expedition in support of James II in Ireland |
| Declaration of War Louis XIV the Sun King | |
Declares war on Spain  |
| 7th May Declares war on England |
| Election Somers | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Execution Alamgir | |
| Captures & executes the Sivaji's son of the Maratha |
| Grand Alliance Leopold I |  |
| AnAlliance of England , the United Provinces, Austria & Savoy against the French |
| Grand Alliance William III | |
| AnAlliance of England , the United Provinces, Austria & Savoy against the French |
| Grand Alliance Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| AnAlliance of England , the United Provinces, Austria & Savoy against the French |
| Grand Alliance Charles II | |
| AnAlliance of England , the United Provinces, Austria & Savoy against the French |
| Invasion of Ireland Schomberg | |
| Aug Bangor Schomberg lands with a force of 10,000 at Bangor |
| Invasion of Maratha Alamgir | |
| Overuns the territory of the Maratha with his Grand Army of the Deccan |
| Invasion of Palatinate Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Palatinate Forced to withdraw from the Palatinate after the formation of the Grand Alliance |
| Palatinate Invades the Palatinate to secure his sister-in-law's claims for its succession |
Palatinate Invades to prevent William of Orange deposing James II of Great Britain  |
| Legislation Anne | |
| 11th April The Scottish Estates pass the Claim of Right making Anne succeeed William & Mary |
| Lieutenant Douglas-Hamilton, George | |
| Appointed a Lieutenant Colonel |
| Lord Chamberlain Sackville, Charles | |
| Appointed Lord Chamberlain |
| Lord Chief Justice Holt, John | |
| Appointed Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench |
| Lord President Osbourne, Thomas | |
| Appointed Lord President of the Council & virtually becomes Prime Minister |
| Marriage Peter I the Great | |
| Marries Eudoxia |
| Neutrality Charles XI |  |
| Sweden remains neutral during the War of The League of Augsberg |
| Parliament William III | |
| 22nd Jan London 1st meeting of the Convention Parliament |
| Peerage Churchill, John | |
| London Created Earl of Marlborough |
| Privy Council Churchill, John | |
| London Appointed Privy Councillor |
| Privy Council Sackville, Charles | |
| Appointed Privy Councilor |
| Reform William III | |
| The monarchy must abide by the consent of Parliament & not suspend its laws |
| Secretary of State Talbot | |
| Appointed Secretary of State |
| Siege of Londonerry James II | |
| 1st Aug Londonerry A 15 week siege of Londonerry by James II's Irish -French army ends in failure |
| Siege of Perth Cannon, Alexander | |
| Aug Perth Leads a Jacobite siege of Perth |
| Succession Anne | |
| Declaration of Right passes through Parliament |
| The Declaration of Rights, if there are no heirs to William & Mary Anne will succeed |
| 11th April The Scottish Estates pass the Claim of Right making Anne succeeed William & Mary |
| Succession Cavendish, William | |
| London Supports the deposition of James II & thesuccession of William of Orange |
| Succession James II | |
| Mar Lands in Ireland with the support of Louis XIV |
| 3rd April Dublin Acknowledged King by an Irish Parliament |
| 3rd April London Succeeds as King of England |
| Succession Mary II | |
| 11th April Succeeds as Queen of Scots (as Mary II of Scotland ) |
| 11th May William and Mary are offered the separate Scottish Crown (the two kingdoms were not united until the Acts of Union in 1707); they accept on 11 May |
| 4th Nov Westminster Abbey The Convention of the Estates of Scotland - which was much more divided than the English Parliament - finally declares that James is no longer King of Scotland |
| Succession Osbourne, Thomas | |
| Signs the invitation to William of Orange to succeed to the throne |
| Succession William III | |
| London Succeeds as King of England , offered the crown by Parliament |
| 23rd Feb London Final day of the Interregnum |
| Succession Peter I the Great | |
| Succeeds as Tsar of Russia, Assumes control of the Government & soleruleof Russia |
| Succession Douglas, William | |
| President of the convention that offers the crown of Scotland to William & Mary |
| Treaty of Nerchinsk K'ang Hsi |  |
| Nerchinsk Fixes the Sino-Russian frontier nth of the Amur River |
| Nerchinsk The 1sttreaty Russia signs with a western power |
| Nerchinsk The Albazin fortress on the Amur River is dismantled & rebuilt nearer Beijing |
| Treaty of Nerchinsk Sofia | |
| Nerchinsk Fixes the Sino-Russian frontier nth of the Amur River |
| Nerchinsk The Albazin fortress on the Amur River is dismantled & rebuilt nearer Beijing |
| Treaty of Vienna William III | |
| 12th May Vienna A grandAlliance against France is formed |
