List of 1688 Major News Events in History, Most Important Historical Events in 1688
Date | Event |
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May 10, 1688 | King Narai nominates Phetracha as regent, leading to the revolution of 1688 in which Phetracha becomes king of the Ayutthaya Kingdom. |
June 30, 1688 | The Immortal Seven issue the Invitation to William, which would culminate in the Glorious Revolution. |
September 26, 1688 | The city council of Amsterdam votes to support William of Orange's invasion of England, which became the Glorious Revolution. |
November 1, 1688 | William III of Orange sets out a second time from Hellevoetsluis in the Netherlands to seize the crowns of England, Scotland and Ireland from King James II of England during the Glorious Revolution. |
November 5, 1688 | Prince William III of Orange lands with a Dutch fleet at Brixham to challenge the rule of King James II of England (James VII of Scotland). |
November 9, 1688 | Glorious Revolution: William of Orange captures Exeter. |
December 9, 1688 | Glorious Revolution: Williamite forces defeat Jacobites at Battle of Reading, forcing James II to flee England. |
December 11, 1688 | Glorious Revolution: James II of England, while trying to flee to France, throws the Great Seal of the Realm into the River Thames. |
December 23, 1688 | As part of the Glorious Revolution, King James II of England flees from England to Paris, France after being deposed in favor of his son-in-law and nephew, William of Orange and his daughter Mary. |