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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread Re: Dutchman's Pants #30995 06/05/2001 8:38 AM Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom rodward addict rodward addict Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 609 Portsmouth, United Kingdom Surely Mary Stuart and William of Orange were married long before James II was deposed. Yep. 1677 (We got a day of school for it!). William and Mary "ascended the throne" together in 1689 to rule jointly, as King William III and Queen Mary II. UK had had Queens before, so why the insistence on a King? And why jointly? They were first cousins, both having Charles I as grandfather. Apparently parliament wanted Mary as Queen, Mary wanted her husband as King, and William wanted the throne by inheritance. Crowning them both seemed an acceptable compromise. Rod Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Entire Thread Subject Posted By Posted Dutchman's Pants wow 06/02/2001 4:46 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants Sparteye 06/02/2001 5:06 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants wwh 06/02/2001 5:53 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants wow 06/02/2001 7:54 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants squid 06/03/2001 9:56 AM Re: Dutchman's Pants wow 06/03/2001 1:48 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants Jazzoctopus 06/03/2001 2:51 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants wow 06/03/2001 8:48 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants Anonymous 06/03/2001 9:27 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants Capital Kiwi 06/05/2001 10:04 AM Re: Dutchman's Pants Bingley 06/05/2001 2:17 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants Capital Kiwi 06/06/2001 9:21 AM Re: Dutchman's Pants wwh 06/06/2001 12:52 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants of troy 06/06/2001 3:55 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants rodward 06/04/2001 10:05 AM Re: Dutchman's Pants RhubarbCommando 06/04/2001 12:59 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants rodward 06/04/2001 2:51 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants of troy 06/04/2001 7:32 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants Bingley 06/05/2001 4:49 AM Re: Dutchman's Pants rodward 06/05/2001 8:38 AM Re: Dutchman's Pants Bean 06/04/2001 10:55 AM Re: Dutchman's Pants Fiberbabe 06/03/2001 3:13 PM Re: Dutchman's Pants Bean 06/11/2001 12:00 PM Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Flat Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,915 Posts230,268 Members9,208 Most Online4,606 Sep 17th, 2025 Newest Members JerryC, blvd, Tony Hood, Wood Delivery, Forix Richard 9,208 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 26 A C Bowden 6 Tony Hood 1 Forix Richard 1 John Flex 1 handymanhome 1 JerryC 1 Wood Delivery 1 Trusted Roofing 1 John Fox 1 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,128 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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