On This Day In History 1st July
On This Day In History - 1st July 1st July 1690 (old calendar, it's celebrated on the 12th July nowadays) during the Glorious Revolution, the Battle of the Boyne decided the final outcome of the age old question: How much do you hate your father-in-law? Basically, when you really don't like your father-in-law, you invade England and depose him, then, when he lands an army in Ireland to try and retake the throne, you hurry over there and try and kill him. Haven't we all thought of doing this? Yep, William of Orange deposed his father-in-law, James II and it turns out James was pretty peeved. He borrowed a French army, with some Scottish and Irish thrown in, and tried to come back to England via Ireland to get back that which was taken. He did say he'd be back. Nope, wait. That was the Terminator. James lost the Battle of the Boyne, and any hope of becoming King again. His daughter, Mary, and son-in-law, William of Orange ruled ...