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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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This totals some $2.2 trillion in loans and development grants, researchers at the AidData center at the College of William and Mary found.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 20, 2025

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

The Hokies have just one game this week on Thursday against William and Mary before tipping off ACC play on Dec. 31 against Wake Forest.

From Washington Times • Dec. 19, 2023

I recognised them immediately as being my own little William and Mary!

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

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