10th of October Prince William of Orange issues his Declaration of Reasons for appearing in arms in the kingdom of England
24th of October Prince William of Orange issues his additional Declaration
5th of November Prince William of Orange lands at Torbay in Devon
10th of December King James II attempts to flee to France throwing the Great Seal of England into the river Thames
17th of December William enters London
19th of December the Association at Exeter makes its Declaration
23rd of December William issues an order to assemble a group to decide how to proceed
26th of December William meets with the members of King Charles II’s old Parliament and others
22nd of January the convention assembles for the first time
12th of February the Declaration is enrolled and engrossed in Chancery
13th of February the Declarations terms are agreed and the crown tendered
14th of February William and Mary’s answer accepting the terms of the Declaration is recorded on the roll and ordered to be printed and published and again engrossed and enrolled in Chancery
23rd of February Royal Assent for the first Act of William and Mary’s reign
1689 (Julian Calendar)
9th of April the Coronation Oath act (An 1. Session 1. Chapter 6) Receives Royal Assent
11th of April William and Mary’s Coronation
16th of December the Bill of Rights receives its Royal Assent
6th of February the Convention Parliament is dissolved
20th of March a new Parliament starts to sit
1690 (Julian Calendar)
14th of April the crown and Parliament recognition act receives Royal Assent 1690
1st of July The Battle of The Boyne the final defeat of King James II