A Guide to the Exhibition of English MedalsBritish Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
History
A Guide to the Exhibition of English Medals
British Museum. Department of Coins and Medals
Medals -- Great Britain
Wellington, Arthur, Duke of;
battle of Talavera, 545;
lines of Torres Vedras, 546;
battle of Salamanca and entry into Madrid, 547;
victories up to Salamanca and entry into Madrid, 548;
battle of Busaco, 553.
Whitelock, Bulstrode, 176.
Wilberforce, William, 563.
Wilkes, John, prosecuted for libel in "North Briton," 518.
William (II.) Prince of Orange and Princess Mary;
betrothal, 81;
marriage, 82.
William III.;
peace of London, 230;
invited to England, 283;
expedition to England and landing at Torbay, 325—327;
arrival in England, 328;
liberty and religion restored to England, 331;
coronation, king on globe, 338;
Toleration Act, 347;
rebellion in Ireland (1690), 348—351, 356—362
(relief of Londonderry, 348;
called to Ireland, 350;
departure for Ireland, 351;
battle of the Boyne, 356—358;
enters Dublin, 359;
amnesty to Ireland, 361, 362);
return to Holland, 364;
rejoicings at the Hague, 365;
entry into the Hague, 366;
and Louis XIV. contrasted, 367;
presides at Congress of Allies, 368;
rebellion in Ireland (1691), 370, 373, 374
(battle of Aghrim, 370;
suppression of rebellion, 373;
pacification of Ireland, 374);
throne established, 376, 377;
literary prize-medal, 378;
battle of La Hogue and dominion of the sea, 383, 384;
execution of Grandval, 387;
battle of Landen, 388;
defeats in Low Countries, 390;
Prince of Baden in London and bombardment of Dieppe, 392;
bombardment of Havre, 393;
and of Dunkirk, 394;
taking of Huy, 395;
retaking of Namur, 401—403;
assassination plot, 404, 405;
Peace of Ryswick, 407—409;
presents new collar to Dublin, 411;
death, 413—415;
memorial, 416.
William (III.) of Orange and Charles II., 190.
William III. and Mary, marriage, 231;
Roman Catholic chapels destroyed, 329;
coronation, 332—342, 344, 345
(Perseus and Andromeda, 332;
Jupiter and Phaethon, 333;
Papal emblems destroyed, 334;
bird ejected from nest, 335;
crowned by Archbishop, 337;
James and Father Petre flying from orange-tree, 339;
Belgic Lion with Bible, 340;
Britannia welcoming Belgia, 341;
festival at Amsterdam, 342);
peace restored to Britain, 343;
action off Beachy Head, and regency, 354, 363;
rebellion in Ireland (1691), 369, 371, 372, 375
(battle of Aghrim, 369;
taking of Athlone, Galway, and Sligo, 371;
taking of Limerick, 372;
pacification of Ireland, 375);
battle of La Hogue, 379, 380.
William III. and Monmouth;
fortunes contrasted, 346.
Withipoll, Edmund, 32, 33.
Wolfe, Major-General James, 512.
LONDON: PRINTED BY WILLIAM CLOWES AND SONS, LIMITED,
STAMFORD STREET AND CHARING CROSS.
[Illustration: Pl. I.
EDWARD IV—ELIZABETH.
(_⅝ of the actual size._)]
[Illustration: Pl. II.
JAMES I—CHARLES I.
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