William and Mary

Cultural

King William III and Queen Mary II of England, who ruled jointly after the Glorious Revolution of 1688 had expelled Mary's father, King James II. William and Mary were Protestants, and James was a Roman Catholic; since the time of William and Mary, the ruler of England has always upheld Protestantism in England.

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He graduated from The College of William and Mary, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 19, 2026

Del Vecchio, now a visiting scholar at Dartmouth and an assistant professor at the College of William and Mary, conceived of the study in 2019 while conducting fieldwork in Alaska.

From Science Daily • Feb. 1, 2024

“It’s really an asymmetrical comparison,” says Robert Spitzer, a political scientist at the College of William and Mary School of Law.

From Science Magazine • Dec. 19, 2023

He graduated from Florida State University and earned his law degree from the College of William and Mary.

From Washington Times • Oct. 2, 2023

William and Mary actually gained the throne as a result of a full-scale invasion of Britain, seizing London by force, even if it was largely bloodless and welcomed by many.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin

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