1689. William and Mary, she being daughter of the ex-king, are proclaimed King and Queen of England. Passage of the Bill of Rights.
James II lands in Ireland; he unsuccessfully besieges Londonderry: battle of Newtown Butler, defeat of the Irish Catholics.
Great Britain joins the League of Augsburg.
Overthrow of Andros in New England. See "TYRANNY OF ANDROS IN NEW ENGLAND," xii, 241.
At the instance of Louvois, his war minister, Louis XIV lays waste the
Palatinate.
Battle of Killiecrankie, Scotland; defeat of the government forces by the
Highlanders; Claverhouse, their leader, slain.
"MASSACRE OF LACHINE, CANADA." See xii, 248.
"PETER THE GREAT MODERNIZES RUSSIA." See xii, 223.
1690. Battle of the Boyne. See "SIEGE OF LONDONDERRY," xii, 258.
Presbyterianism reestablished in Scotland.