On This Day facts March 8th
ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY - 8th MARCH On This Day in 1702, Queen Anne became Queen of England after the death of William III, or William of Orange, or William-Of-The-Evil-Fruit. Queen Anne started out as Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland, then became Queen of Great Britain when the Kingdoms were officially united. She left no direct heirs, and, as such, was the last monarch of the House of Stewart. Anne was the sister of Mary II, who was the wife of Not-The-First-William-Who-Invaded-England. William-The-Third-Orange-Almost-Killed-Me had invaded England in what became known as the Glorious Revolution. It was an almost bloodless coup when James II took a holiday in France, which led Parliament to declare he had abdicated. This was the second time someone called William invaded England to claim the throne. Must be something in the name. If you know someone called William, better watch out for him. He's probably contemplating con...