\paperw3360 \margr0\margl0\ATXph16380 \plain \fs20 \pard\tx3255\tx6525\tx9780\ATXts240\ATXbrdr0 \f1 \fs22 William III (1650-1702) became King of Great Britain in 1688. He was the
grandson of \b \cf4 \ATXht13141000 Charles I\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 and was Stadtholder of the Netherlands, like his father William II of Orange. He was offered the English throne by the parliamentary opposition to \b \cf4 \ATXht13161000 James II\b0 \cf0 \ATXht0 . He invaded England in 1688 and in 1689 became joint sovereign with his wife\b \b0 Mary (1662-1694), the daughter of James, Duke of York. He spent much of his reign campaigning, first in Ireland where he defeated James II, then against the French in
