Hearth Tax Repeal1 1689
Approves the repeal of the unpopular hearth tax in the first year of the new reign
Historical person
William Orange Biography
Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Orange, based on 12 World History Database records associated with England.
12 records1689–170111 events6 places
Chronological biography
1689
Convention Parliament22 January 1689
The Convention Parliament first meets to resolve the throne and rights settlement
Declaration of Rights13 February 1689
Accepts the crown jointly with Mary after the Declaration of Rights is presented
Succession13 February 1689
Succeeds as joint monarch after the Convention settlement
Mutiny Act3 April 1689
Accepts Parliament's annual control over military discipline through the Mutiny Act
Coronation11 April 1689
Crowned jointly with Mary II at Westminster Abbey
Coronation Oath11 April 1689
Swears the coronation oath under the Revolution settlement
Declaration of War7 May 1689
Declares war on France after French support for James II in Ireland
Toleration Act24 May 1689
Gives royal assent to the Toleration Act protecting many Protestant dissenters
Bill of Rights16 December 1689
Gives royal assent with Mary II to the Bill of Rights
Grand Alliance20 December 1689
Joins the Grand Alliance against Louis XIV
1701
Grand Alliance7 September 1701
Supports the Grand Alliance against Bourbon control of Spain.
Titles and roles
King
Record provenance
This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.