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193 matches to William I
Boyne, Battle. 1690. James II attempts to retake throne; defeated by William III, ending Catholic Stuart power in Ireland. Celebrated by Orangemen, Jul 12.
Domesday Book. 1086. Census and survey of England. Ordered by William I as basis for taxation.
Edgar Aetheling. 1050-1130. Anglo-Saxon prince who submitted to William I.
Mary II. 1662-94. Queen of England with William III, 1689-. Expelled her father, James II.
Orange, House of. French dynasty influential in Netherlands. William I. William III.
Rijswijk, Treaty. 1697. Ended War of Grand Alliance. William III acknowledged. Territories restored.
Robert I. Duke of Normandy 1027-35. Father of William I.
Robert II. 1054-1134. Duke of Normandy 1087-1106. Son of William I. Led First Crusade.
Sarsfield, Patrick. -1693. Irish Jacobite vs William III.
Stair, First earl. 1648-1707. Scottish under-secretary of state to William III. Approved Glencoe Massacre.
Tower of London. 1066- Palace for William I. Used as prison and garrison at later dates. White Tower 1078.
Westminster Abbey. 7C Benedictine monastery. 1050-65 New Building, additions by Edward the Confessor; 1245 by Henry III. West towers 1745. Used for all British coronations since William I.
William I. (Wilhelm) 1797-1888. Hohenzollern King of Prussia 1861-. German Empire. 1871-. Supportedf Bismarck vs Austria and France.
William I. The Conqueror. c1027-87. Norman conquest of England, 1066. Defeated Harold II at Hastings. Ordered Domesday Survey 1085. Built Tower of London 1086. Imported feudal system.
William I. The Silent. 1533-84. Prince of Orange. Dutch leader of Protestant revolt against Philip II of Spain. Founded dynasty to today. Netherlands.
William II. (Wilhelm). 1859-1941. German Emperor 1888-1918. Dismissed Bismarck. Sought world leadership. Precipitated WWI. Abdicated. -“I rule by God’s grace”.
William II. Rufus. 1056-1100. King of England 1087-. Brutal. Subjugated Scotland, Wales.
William III. 1650-1702. Prince of Orange 1672-. King of England with Mary II 1689-. Ended War of Grand Alliance 1697. Defeated James II at Battle of Boyne, reconquered Ireland 1690. Declared freedom of worship.
William IV. 1765-1837. King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1830-. “Sailor King”. Reform Bill 1832.
Aberhart, William. 1878-1943. Canadian Social Credit advocate.
Adams, William. 1564-1620. English navigator established Japan trade c1613.
All the Talents. 1806. English government under Grenville.
Archer, William. 1856-1924. Scottish critic, playwright. Translated Ibsen.
Australia. c28,000BC Australoids. 1606 Sighted by Portuguese. 1668 Dampier lands. 1770 Cook claims for England. 1788-1868 Penal colonies. 1901 Independent commonwealth.
Baffin, William. 1584-1622. British explorer of Baffin Strait 1616.