William and Mary Crowned Joint Sovereigns: A Power-Sharing Monarchy
William III and Mary II accept the English throne only after Parliament forces them to sign the Bill of Rights, which permanently shifts power from the monarch to the legislature. This settlement ends centuries of royal absolutism in England and establishes the constitutional monarchy that defines British governance today.
April 11, 1689
337 years ago
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Die historisch bedeutsame Mondfinsternis vom 10./11. April wird in Babylon auf einer Keilschrifttafel protokolliert.
Auf dem Palatinhügel wird in Rom der Magna-Mater-Tempel geweiht.
She handed him a crown he'd never asked for, then demanded he count every coin in the treasury before accepting. Anastasius didn't just inherit a throne; he inh…
El rey de la ciudad maya de El Caracol, Señor Agua, inicia una campaña de conquista militar de la ciudad vecina Tikal.
Adeodatus II. wird als Nachfolger des Anfang des Jahres verstorbenen Vitalian zum Papst gewählt.
مبايعة الخليفة الأموي عبد الملك بن مروان خليفةً للمسلمين.
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