A Year In History: 1689

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This Year in History:

1689

Discover what happened in this year with HISTORY’s summaries of major events, anniversaries, famous births and notable deaths.

February 13

William and Mary proclaimed joint sovereigns of Britain

Following Britain’s bloodless Glorious Revolution, Mary, the daughter of the deposed king, and William of Orange, her husband, are proclaimed joint sovereigns of Great Britain under Britain’s new Bill of…

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April 18

Siege of Derry begins

James II, the former British king, begins a siege of Derry, a Protestant stronghold in Northern Ireland. In 1688, James II, a Catholic, was deposed by his Protestant daughter, Mary,…

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William and Mary proclaimed joint sovereigns of Britain

Siege of Derry begins

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