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1660	Charles II restored to the throne of England
 1670	William visits England, 1st rumors of pending marriage
 1675	William regected the title of Duke of Gelderland
 1677	November 4th, William and Mary were wed
 1685	Charles II died, James VII crowned
 1688	June 10th, James Francis (heir to Throne) born
 1688 	King William II and Queen Mary II ascend the English throne.
 1689	Queen Mary II welcomed at Greenwich on first arrival to England.
 1689	Scottish Parliament considered James VII to have abdicated
 1694	October: Greenwich Hospital established.
 1694	28 December - Queen Mary dies of smallpox
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