From William and Mary to William III: Transitioning the Monarchy at the Funeral Rituals of Mary II, 1695
When Queen Mary II of England died in December 1694, she left her husband, William III, as her successor, though unlike traditional transition periods after the death of a monarch there was no coronation, only a funeral.William was not a new monarch, but rather he assumed Paint the mantle of sole monarch after five years of a unique dual monarchy k