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TIME LINE OF THE HOUSE OF STUART 1689 - 1714

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 1689 Accession of William III (of Orange) and Mary.
  William forms the Grand Alliance against Lewis.
  The Bill of Rights is enacted
1690 Battle of Killiecrankie, July 27
  Siege of Londonderry.
  Bill of Rights. - Toleration Act grants rights to Trinitarian Protestant dissenters - Mutiny Bill.
  Secession of the Non-Jurors.
  Abjuration Bill and Act of Grace.
  Battle of Beachy Head,June 30.
  William III. wins the Battle of the Boyne, July 1st.
  William repulsed from Limerick.
  William III defeats Irish and French army
1691 Battle of Aughrim July.
  Capitulation anti Treaty of Limerick
1692 Massacre of Glencoe.
  Battle of La Hogue, May 19.
1693 Sunderland'st, plan of a Ministry.
  The National Debt is established
1694 Bank of England founded ; Triennial Act sets the maximum duration of a parliament at three years
  Mary II. dies
1695 Lapse of Licensing Act
1697 Peace treaty of Ryswick between allied powers of the League of Augsburg and France;
  Civil List Act votes funds for the maintenance of the royal household
1696 Currency restored.
1697 Peace of Ryswick.
1698 First Partition Treaty.
1700 Second Partition Treaty.
1701 Duke of Anjou becomes King of Spain
  War of Spanish Succession begins;
  Act of Settlement passed, which settles the royal succession on the descendants of Sophia of Hanover
  Death of James II
1702 Death of William III; accession of Queen Anne, (who died 1714) .
1704 Battle of Blenheim, August 13.
  Harley and St. John take office.
  British, Dutch, German and Austrian troops defeat French and Bavarian forces ;
  Sir George Rooke captures Gibraltar from Spain
  The Duke of Marlborough defeats the French as Blenheim
  Isaac Newton's Opticks is published
1705 Victories of Peterborough in Spain.
1706 Marlborough defeats the French at the battle of Ramillies, May 23.
1707 Act of Union with Scotland.
1708 Dismissal of Harley and St. John.
  Marlborough defeats the French at the battle of Oudenarde.
1709 Marlborough defeats the French at the battle of Malplaquet.
1710 Trial and Impeachment of Dr. Sacheverell ;
  Tory Ministry of Harley and St. John.
1711 Marlborough is dismissed
1712 Dismissal of Marlborough.
1713 Peace treaty of Utrecht concludes the War of Spanish Succession
1714 - 1727 George I succeeds Anne
   
 

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