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1688
 
     
John Bunyan dies during a preaching visit to London, and is buried in the Nonconformist cemetery, Bunhill Fields        
1688
 
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William III of Orange lands with an army at Torbay and marches to London with almost no opposition from supporters of James II      
1689
 
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Parliament in Westminster makes the restrictive Bill of Rights the condition on which William III and Mary II are crowned       
1689-1694
 
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William III and Mary II embark on extensive work at Hampton Court including demolition of the old Royal lodgings and building of new South and East Fronts around a new quadrangle, the Fountain Court See in Google maps   
Hampton Court Palace, South and East fronts, c.1910

1689
 
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James II, landing in Ireland, is acclaimed as king in Dublin by enthusiastic Irish Catholics      
1689
 
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The Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court, occupying the semi-circle of land between the East Front and the park, is designed with 13 fountains powered by the Longford River See in Google maps   
1689
 
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A Grand Alliance against France is formed by almost all the other powers in Europe      
1689
 
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The 17-year-old Peter the Great becomes co-tsar of Russia with his half-brother Ivan V       
1689
 
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The Great Fountain Garden at Hampton Court, occupying the semi-circle of land between the East Front and the park, is designed with 13 fountains powered by the Longford River See in Google maps   
Hampton Court Palace, the Fountain Court, c.1910

1689
 
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Young gentlewomen in Chelsea give the first performance of Purcell's Dido and Aeneas