The Joint Sovereigns

Mary II and William III

Queen Mary II• 30 April 1662 – 28 December 1694• The Queen of

England, Ireland and Scotland (1688-1694)

• parents: James II and Anne Hyde

• sister: Anne

James II and Anne Hyde (parents) and Mary with Anne (sister)

William III• William of Orange • 14 November 1650

- 8 March 1702• the King of the

Netherlands, England, Ireland and Scotland

(1688-1702) • Parents: William,

Prince of Orange, and Mary Stuart

William, Prince of Orange, and

Mary Stuart (parents)

The memorial to William III near Kensington Palace

Mary and William married on 4th November in 1677

Kensington Palace (their residence)

Home Policy• The Bill of Rights(1689) • The Mutiny Act (1689)• The Bank of England

was established (1694)• The Settlement Act of

1701 • College of William and

Mary• Royal Hospital for

Seamen • The Royal Hospital

School

The Bill of Rights(1689)

• the use of royal and prerogative rights was forbidden

• the king could only maintain a standing army with parliamentary consent

• an annual income of £600,000 was disbursed to the monarchs

• reaffirmed Parliament's claim to control taxation and legislation

• Parliament could function free from royal interference

The Mutiny Act (1689)

• Parliament would be prorogued every year by requiring parliamentary approval of the armed forces on a yearly basis

The Settlement Act of 1701• the final act to fully establish the supremacy of

Parliament

• was designed to secure the Protestant succession to the throne

Foreign Policy

• the Nine Years War with France (1688-97)

• policy of intervention in Europe

William and Mary