Event    From 11/4/1689  To 11/4/1989

Tercentenary of the coronation of William and Mary

King William and Queen Mary reigned jointly from 1689 until Mary died in 1694, after which William ruled alone until his death in 1702. They were first cousins and had married in 1677. Mary was daughter of King James II. William invaded Britain in the Glorious (to the Protestants) Revolution of 1688. Jointly they made an acceptable solution to the problem of who should rule. 

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Tercentenary of the coronation of William and Mary

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Austin Friars & the Queens

To commemorate the visit by Their Majesties Queen Elizabeth II and Queen Beat...

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Offa, King of Mercia

Offa, King of Mercia

He ruled over Kent, Sussex, Wessex and East Anglia. Famous for building the dyke named for him along the Welsh border. Settled a dispute with the Bishop of Worcester at the Council of Brentford in ...

Person, Royalty

1 memorial
Tyburn Manor House

Tyburn Manor House

Used by Henry VIII and Elizabeth I as a hunting lodge.

Building, Royalty

1 memorial
Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

Kate Middleton, Duchess of Cambridge

Born Catherine Elizabeth Middleton at Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading.  Met Prince William when they were both  students at the University of St. Andrews.  Married him on 29 April 2011.

Person, Royalty

1 memorial
Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, Duke of Albany, K.G., K.T.,

Prince Leopold George Duncan Albert, Duke of Albany, K.G., K.T.,

Queen Victoria's youngest son, delivered at Buckingham Palace with the aid of chloroform. A haemophiliac he died aged 30. Married Helena and had two children: daughter Alice and son, Charles Edward...

Person, Royalty, France

1 memorial
Queen Eleanor’s Cross

Queen Eleanor’s Cross

The last of 12 Eleanor Crosses erected to celebrate Eleanor's last journey. Queen Eleanor of Castile died near Lincoln, with her husband, King Edward I, at her bedside, and was to be buried in Wes...

Building, Architecture, Royalty

2 memorials