The Loo Palace in the Netherlands began its life in 1684 when William III, Prince of Orange, and his wife, Mary, Princess Royal, bought the estate with The Old Loo Palace with the intention of building a new hunting lodge Just five years later, they became the joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland, which [read more]
Read part three here. Mary passed the hours in prayer, both in public and in private. She only relaxed a little when she heard of William’s landing at Torbay, but the days passed slowly for her. Then the news came of William’s success and how James had sent his wife and child to safety before [read more]
Read part two here. In August 1682, Mary received the news of the birth of another half-sister, but the little girl lived for just two months. The rest of the year of 1682 was spent rather domestically for Mary; she bought a new cockatoo and items for her household. For William, it was a politically [read more]
Read part one here. Mary spent her first days in her new country recovering from the journey. She also finally got to know the man she had so tearfully married. When he began to trust her, Mary could finally see the man he really was – funny, emotional and concerned. William soon took her to [read more]
On 30 April 1662 at one in the morning, the Duchess of York gave birth to a daughter, the future Queen Mary II. Samuel Pepys noted the birth of a royal daughter “at which I find nobody pleased.” Mary’s elder brother Charles had died the year before at the age of seven months. At the [read more]
The future Queen Mary II of England and the future Princess of Orange was born on 30 April 1662 as the daughter of King James II of England and Anne Hyde. She grew up at Richmond Palace with her sister Anne. She spoke excellent French, learned to play several instruments. She also loved to read [read more]
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