William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, at the Battle of the Boyne, 1690. Artist: Unknown

William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, at the Battle of the Boyne, 1690. Artist: Unknown

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William III, King of Great Britain and Ireland, at the Battle of the Boyne, 1690. William (1650-1702) became king in 1689. The following year he defeated supporters of the deposed James II at the Battle of the Boyne outside the Irish town of Drogheda.

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