Notable Historical Events - 1688
1688 Historical Events
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
Feb 18 |
Quakers conduct 1st formal protest of slavery in Germantown, Pa |
Jun 30 |
Whig Lords questions prince William III of Orange on Protestantism |
Jul 19 |
Soldiers killed governor of Aerssen in Paramaribo |
Sep 6 |
Austrian armies occupy Belgrade |
Sep 20 |
French troops occupies Palts |
Sep 24 |
France declares war on Germany |
Oct 1 |
Prince Willem III of Orange accepts invitation of take up the British crown |
Oct 27 |
King James II dismissses premier Robert Spencer |
Nov 11 |
Prince Willem III's invasion fleet sails to England |
Nov 15 |
Prince Willem III's army lands at Torbay, England; the 'Glorious Revolution' commences |
Nov 24 |
General strategist John Churchill meets William III |
Nov 26 |
Duke of Savoye signs on to League of Augsburg |
Nov 26 |
French King Louis XIV declares war on Netherlands |
Nov 26 |
King James II escapes back to London |
Dec 4 |
General John Churchill (later 1st Duke of Marlborough) changes allegiance from James II to William of Orange |
Dec 9 |
King James II's wife & son flee England for France |
Dec 10 |
King James II flees London |
Dec 11 |
King James II captured in Kent. |
Dec 15 |
Lord Delamere sides with King James II [NS 12/25] |
Dec 19 |
King James II's wife & son flee to France |
Dec 20 |
Prince William of Orange's troops arrive in London |
Dec 22 |
Pro-James II, Earl of Danby occupies York |
Dec 23 |
English King James II, the last Roman Catholic British monarch flees to France and from William of Orange |
Dec 25 |
British king James II lands in Ambleteuse, France |
Dec 25 |
Lord Delamere sides with King James II |
Dec 31 |
Pro-James II-earl of Devonshire occupies Nottingham [OS=Dec 21] |
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