Mary II of England Archives - History of Royal Women

November 22, 2020 Moniek 1

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 […]

November 20, 2020 Moniek 0

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 […]

November 18, 2020 Moniek 0

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 […]

November 16, 2020 Moniek 0

On 30 April 1661 at one in the morning, the Duchess of York gave birth to a daughter, the future Queen Mary II. Samuel Pepys […]

July 3, 2019 Moniek 1

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 […]

August 16, 2017 Moniek 0

The magnificent Kensington Palace was once a two-story mansion built by Sir George Coppin in 1605. It was purchased by Heneage Finch, 1st Earl of […]