William and Mary: A History of Their Most Important Places and Events

William and Mary: A History of Their Most Important Places and Events

William and Mary, Britain¿s most mysterious monarchs, were married for reasons of dynastic convenience. Their union gradually developed into a happy and successful one, despite William¿s frequent absences on military campaign. They shared interests such as art and gardening, both of which they practised at their palace retrea......
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William and Mary, Britain¿s most mysterious monarchs, were married for reasons of dynastic convenience. Their union gradually developed into a happy and successful one, despite William¿s frequent absences on military campaign. They shared interests such as art and gardening, both of which they practised at their palace retreat, Het Loo. Despite the fact that Mary was heir presumptive to her father, the Duke of York, they might have expected to remain in the Netherlands for the rest of their lives. Midway through their marriage, their way of life changed substantially when Mary¿s father, now King James II, was rejected by his English and Scottish subjects because of his fervent Catholicism. William, a foreigner, was accepted as a replacement primarily because of his British queen. The couple had Kensington Palace built, to a design by Sir Christopher Wren, and their renovations at Hampton Court Palace, also by Wren, gave the palace much of its present character. The monarchy was now ful
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William and Mary, Britain’s most mysterious monarchs, were married for reasons of dynasticconvenience. Their union gradually developed into a happy and successful one, despiteWilliam’s frequent absences on military campaign. They shared interests such as art andgardening, both of which they practised at their palace retreat, Het Loo. Despite the fact thatMary was heir presumptive to her father, the Duke of York, they might have expected toremain in the Netherlands for the rest of their lives. Midway through their marriage, their way of life changed substantially when Mary’s father,now King James II, was rejected by his English and Scottish subjects because of his ferventCatholicism. William, a foreigner, was accepted as a replacement primarily because of hisBritish queen. The couple had Kensington Palace built, to a design by Sir Christopher Wren,and their renovations at Hampton Court Palace, also by Wren, gave the palace much of itspresent character. The monarchy was now fully answerable to Parliament, but wives were still generallysubservient to their husbands. William and Mary ruled jointly for only seven years, with Maryworking conscientiously to maintain order in the country during her husband’s absences.William continued to reign alone for only a further seven years after Mary’s death. Theirfourteen years on the throne were critical ones in the history of the British Isles, and theworld of William and Mary was one that in many ways would be recognisable to us today.

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Oppdag historien bak William og Mary

William and Mary: A History of Their Most Important Places and Events tar deg med på en reise gjennom livet og regjeringen til Storbritannias mest gåtefulle monarker. Denne fascinerende boken utforsker ikke bare deres personlige liv, men også de store hendelsene og stedene som formet deres tid som regenter.

Unike aspekter ved deres regjeringstid

  • En dynastisk reise: Deres ekteskap hadde som mål å styrke dynastiets makt, men utviklet seg til et ekte partnerskap.
  • Kunst og hagearbeid: William og Mary delte en kjærlighet for kunst og hagearbeid, noe de praktiserte ved sitt palass på Het Loo.
  • Kensington Palace: De bestilte byggingen av Kensington Palace, designet av den kjente arkitekten Sir Christopher Wren, som er et ikonisk symbol på deres tid.

Livene til William og Mary: Mer enn bare monarker

Boken gir et dyptgående blikk på hvordan dette monarkparet klarte å bevare stabilitet i landet, spesielt i Williamas fravær. Marys rolle var avgjørende, da hun arbeidet for å opprettholde orden i en turbulent tid. Deres felles godtgjørelse for kunsten og hagearbeidet viser deres kreative sjel – et aspekt av deres liv som ofte glemmes.

En kritisk periode for De britiske øyer

Deres regime strakte seg over 14 år, en periode som var kritisk for hele historien til de britiske øyer. William og Mary sto overfor utfordringer knyttet til **parlamentarisk makt** og **religion**, noe som påvirket både deres regjering og livet generelt.

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Enten du er en historieentusiast, student, eller bare nysgjerrig på Britisk historie, gir denne boken et unikt perspektiv på et par som i stor grad har formet det moderne monarkiet. La deg fascinere av detaljene og gi deg selv muligheten til å forstå den komplekse verden av William og Mary.

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