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The 22 pages that link to William III of England, each with the reason it gives.

• House of LordsRelated: His reign saw the settlement that strengthened Parliament after the Lords’ restoration.

• James II of EnglandCompared with: William’s invasion displaced James and brought a Protestant monarch to the throne.

• Act of Settlement 1701Related: During his reign, Parliament enacted the settlement to determine succession beyond Anne.

• British monarchyBroader topic: His accession under parliamentary conditions helped define the modern constitutional settlement.

• Bill of Rights 1689Related: The statute offered the crown to William and Mary on terms set by Parliament.

• Treaty of RyswickRelated: He represented the coalition whose resistance constrained French terms.

• Queen AnneCompared with: William’s reign preceded Anne’s and offers a contrast in monarch, court, and political leadership.

• Daniel DefoeRelated: Defoe defended William’s rule and wrote in support of the political settlement it represented.

• Nine Years' WarRelated: His leadership joined Dutch and English power against France.

• James Francis Edward StuartCompared with: His accession embodied the settlement that James rejected.

• Franco-Dutch WarRelated: As stadtholder and commander, he became the central figure in the Republic’s wartime survival.

• Williamite War in IrelandRelated: His intervention in Ireland aimed to defeat James II and secure his rule.

• Royal touchRelated: His reluctance to perform the rite exposed doubts about its place in Protestant monarchy.

• Battle of the BoyneRelated: William personally directed the campaign and crossed the river with his troops.

• Johan de WittRelated: His rise as Prince of Orange sharpened the conflict between the House of Orange and De Witt’s republican faction.

• Michiel de RuyterRelated: William’s rise helped transform the political conflict in which De Ruyter fought France.

• William KiddRelated: Kidd sailed under a commission issued during William III’s reign.

• John ChurchillRelated: William rewarded Churchill’s service after the Revolution, though their relationship later deteriorated.

• King William's WarRelated: His accession and conflict with Louis XIV gave the war its English name.

• Mary IIRelated: Mary ruled jointly with her husband, whose military and political leadership often carried the governing burden.

• Second Hundred Years' WarRelated: His accession placed England within the coalition opposing Louis XIV.

• William II of OrangeBroader topic: Born days after William II’s death, he later restored the Orange stadtholderate.