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Succession

England · Warfare / English Succession War. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1688Date range
2Named people
1Places

Chronological records

1688

Spencer Compton Wilmington, 1st1688

London · Warfare / English Succession War

Compton & 6 other leading men in England invite William of Orange to claim the throne

James II1688

London · Warfare / English Succession War

Seven of the leading men in England invite William of Orange to claim the throne

Names involved

James IISpencer Compton Wilmington, 1st

Provenance

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