Timeline
| Year |
Month |
Event |
| 1660 |
|
King Charles II restored to the English and Scottish thrones |
| 1673 |
|
Test Act bars Catholics from public office |
| 1678 |
|
Reports of a 'Popish Plot' |
| 1683 |
|
Rye House Plot |
| 1685 |
|
Death of Charles II. His brother the Duke of York comes to the throne as King James II of England and King James VII of Scotland.
Invasion of England by the Duke of Monmouth, who is defeated at the Battle of Sedgemoor |
| 1687 |
|
Declaration of Indulgence published by James II, allowing religious toleration |
| 1688 |
April |
Declaration of Indulgence re-issued |
| |
June |
Heir to the throne, Prince James Francis Edward Stuart ('The Old Pretender'), born
'Invitation' taken to William of Orange, offering him the crown |
| |
September |
William of Orange publishes his 'Declaration' |
| |
November 5 |
William of Orange's fleet lands at Torbay |
| |
December 1 |
James meets William's envoys and is offered humiliating conditions |
| |
December 16 |
The City of London refuses to defend James |
| |
December 23 |
James flees to France |
| 1689 |
April 11 |
William of Orange and his wife Mary crowned as William III and Mary II |
| |
December 16 |
Bill of Rights passed, confirming William and Mary as monarchs and the exclusion of Catholics from the throne |
| 1690 |
July |
William III defeats James II at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland |
| 1701 |
|
James II dies
Act of Settlement confirming the throne to the Hanoverians |
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