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| Alliance Churchill, John |  |
| 24th Nov Concludes the terms of an Alliance with William of Orange |
| Arrest James II | |
| 12th Dec London Detained by magistrates at Faversham while attempting to reach France |
| Battle of Walcourt Churchill, John | |
| 25th Aug Walcourt Commands 8,000 English in a grand Alliance victory over the French |
| Birth James II | |
| April London Birth of a son to James II, Anne had no heirs so a Catholic succession continues |
| Birth Mary of Modena | |
| London Birth of James Francis Edward, the future "Old Pretender", son of Mary of Modena |
| Birth Frederick William I |  |
| 15th Aug Berlin Birth of Frederick William I, son of Frederick I of Prussia |
| Birth Ginkel, Godart van |  |
| Birth of Godart van Ginkel |
| Birth James Francis Edward |  |
| Birth of James Francis Edward, eldest son of James II of England |
| Capture of Bristol Talbot | |
| London Secures Bristol & Gloucester for William of Orange |
| Commander Schomberg | |
| Appointed 2nd in Command of William III's army |
| Death Butler, James | |
| Death of James Butler |
| Death Drummond, William | |
| Death of William Drummond |
| Declaration of Indulgence James II | |
| The Archbishop of Canterbury & 6 Bishops petition the King to withdraw the Declaration |
| London The Archbishop of Canterbury & 6 Bishops petition the King to withdraw the Declaration |
| Declaration of War Louis XIV the Sun King |  |
| 26th Nov Declares war on The Netherlands |
| Exile of James II James II | |
| St Germain William III allows James II to escape to France where he lives in exile at St Germain |
| Dec Kent James tries to escape from London but is caught by Kent fishermen & returned to London |
| Exile of James VII James VII | |
| 23rd Dec Torbay Goes into exile in France after William of Orange lands at Torbay |
| Exile of Jennings Jennings | |
| London Helps Queen Anne to escape |
| Exile of Mary of Modena Mary of Modena | |
| Flees to France with her only surviving son James Francis Edward, the old pretender |
| Invasion of England Almonde, Philip van | |
| Commands the fleet which carries William of Orange's Army to claim the English throne |
| Invasion of England Ginkel, Godart van | |
| Accompanies William III to England |
| Invasion of Germany Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| 25th Sep Louis XIV invades Germany to weaken the German states before they join the Grand Alliance |
| Invasion of Ireland Schomberg | |
| Commands the expedition to Ireland against James II |
| Invasion of Palatinate Leopold I |  |
| Palatinate Louis XIV of France invades the Palatinate |
| League Augsburg Leopold I | |
| Augsburg Austria joins the Grand Alliance against France |
| Augsburg England, the Netherlands & Savoy join the League of Augsburg against France |
| League Augsburg John George III | |
| Augsburg Joins the war of the League of Augsberg against France |
| Lieutenant General Churchill, John | |
| London Appointed Lieutenant General |
| Lord Privy Seal Savile | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal by William III |
| Parliament William III | |
| 27th Dec London Agrees to a request by Charles II's last Parliament to take over the government |
| 27th Dec London Issues writs for the "Convention Parliament" |
| Pregnancy Anne Anne | |
| April London Anne miscarries, 4th time |
| Publication Spinoza, Benidict | |
| Publication of, "Tractatus theoligo Politicus" |
| Reform James II | |
| May Requests Anglican clergy read the 2nd Declaration of Indulgence to their congregations |
| Siege of Bristol Somerset, Fitzroy | |
| Bristol Surrenders Bristol to William III of Orange |
| Siege of Cologne Louis XIV the Sun King | |
| Sep Cologne The French lay siege to Cologne |
| Siege of Holyrood James VII | |
| Holyrood A mob fearing an Orange plot sack Holyrood Abbey |
| Holyrood Order is restored after James ' troops fire on the crowd |
| Speaker House of Commons Powle, Henry | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons |
| Succession Anne | |
| April London James II has a son, Anne had no living heirs & a Catholic succession is probable |
| Succession Churchill, John | |
| Axminster Joins forces with William & Mary at Axminster |
| London Supports William & Mary because he is unhappy with James ' pro-Catholic policies |
| Torbay Supports William & Mary after they land at Torbay |
| Succession Compton | |
| London Compton & 6 other leading men in England invite William of Orange to claim the throne |
| Succession James II | |
| London Seven of the leading men in England invite William of Orange to claim the throne |
| 22nd Dec London First day of the interregnum |
| Succession Mary II | |
| Parliament offers the Crown not to James 's eldest son, James Francis Edward (who would have been the heir-apparent under normal circumstances), but to William and Mary as joint Sovereigns |
| Succession Osbourne, Thomas | |
| Signs the invitation for William of Orange to come to England |
| Succession Talbot | |
| 1 of 7 signatories to the letter inviting William of Orange to accept the throne |
| Succession William III | |
| Appeals to Parliament to become King of England |
| Rules jointly with Mary II, the only co-monarchs in English history |
| Succeeds as King of England |
| Succeeds as King of The Netherlands |
| Succession Frederick I | |
| Brandenburg Succeeds to the electorate of Brandenburg, as Frederick III, 1688-1701 |
| Succession Almonde, Philip van | |
| Given the task of carrying William of Orange's army to England |
| Treaty of Ryswick Leopold I | |
| Ryswick The treaty of Ryswick halts French expansion |
| Trial James II | |
| London James tries the Archbishop of Canterbury but public pressure leads to their acquittal |
