William and Mary
Williamsburg colonial college
William and Mary refers to the joint reign of King William III and Queen Mary II of England (1689–1702), who ruled together after the Glorious Revolution.
The term typically appears in historical and decorative arts contexts: William and Mary furniture features distinctive turned legs and marquetry.
The College of William and Mary, founded in 1693, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States.
- Jacobite uprisingsScottish attempts restoring exiled dynasty
- WilliamsburgColonial-era Virginia city
- Glorious RevolutionEngland's 1688 regime change
- sealAuthentication stamp or mark
- Phi Beta KappaElite academic fraternity
brick · crest · hall · mortarboard · chapel · book · Thomas Jefferson · shield · robe · bell · gown · lawn · green and gold · bust · lecture · statue · clock · desk
- VirginiaJamestown, Monticello, Roanoke, Charlottesville, Colonial Williamsburg
- Colonial AcademiaHarvard, Yale, Princeton, Brown, Dartmouth
- design stylesart deco, Art Nouveau, art nouveau, Bauhaus, minimalism
- East Coast CollegesHarvard, Yale, Princeton, Columbia, Brown
- Public Universitiesstate university, state universities, flagship university, public universities, Penn State
- schooling historyhornbooks, one-room schools, schoolmasters, schoolhouses, primers
William and Maryabsolute monarch
Ruler with total authority
Louis XIV · Henry VIII · Elizabeth I · autocrat · James I
William and MaryJacobites
Exiled royal line supporters
Bonnie Prince Charlie · Counter-Reformation · Mary I · Bloody Mary