throws a shade，causes some blame.
1.William had not long been seated on the throne when the banished James made an effort to get back the crown.With the help of the French King，he landed in Ireland with a small force.The Irish，being Roman Catholics，were in his favour.When he entered Dublin thousands flocked to his standard，and he was soon at the head of a large army.
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2.After failing in the siege of Londonderry ，band being defeated at the Boyne，James fled back
to France，leaving his generals to carry on the war as best they could；but William soon overcame them，and returned in triumph to England.
3.William’s great desire was to humble France；and by this the nation was burdened with a debt which it has never since been able to pay.At the close of his reign the NationalcDebtamounted to eleven million sterling.
4.The French King，on the other hand，wished to replace James on the throne ofWILLIAM III.
a Londonderry.-On the river Foyle，in the north of Ireland.It was formerly called Derry，but in 1619a grant of it with some thousands of acres of land was made to various London companies，and it has since been called Londonderry.In the siege，the in habitants were led by the Rev.George Walker.They were almost starving when the siege was raised by ships entering the Foyle.
b The Boyne.-A river flowing into the Irish Sea，on the east coast of Ireland.
c National Debt.-Money borrowed by the Government to pay the expense of wars.In 1872it amountedto nearly 800million pounds.
England，and prepared a great fleet to invade its shores.He was defeated，ahowever，off Cape la Hogue，and his plans fell to the ground.Many battleswere fought on the Continent by William，but at length peace was made.
5.To prevent quarrels for the crown，Parliament passed the Act of Settlement.It provided that none but Protestants should in future sit on the throne of England；and that，if William had no children，Anne should succeed him；and that if Anne also died childless，the Princess Sophia of Hanover should be heir to the throne.
6.In the spring of the next year，while William was residing at HamptonCourt，he fell from his horse and broke his collar-bone.His health beingbdelicate，he did not get over the accident.He died at Kensington.
died eight years before him.
Mary had
7.William was an able ruler，but he was not a favourite with the English people.This was due partly to his being a foreigner，and partly to his severe and silent manners.He left no children.
8.Important Events-In this reign Peter the Great of Russia workedcas a ship-carpenter at Deptford.
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The massacre in their own homes of the
Macdonalds of Glencoe，
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who had been somewhat slow to take the oath ofallegiance，throws a shade on William‘s fair fame.
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1.流亡的詹姆士企图重返王位时，威廉还刚刚登上王位不久。在法国国王的帮助下，詹姆士带着一支小部队在爱尔兰登陆。身为罗马天主教徒的爱尔兰人对他颇为拥护。当他进入都柏林的时候，成千上万的人聚集到他的麾下，他很快便成为一支人数众多的军队的领导者。
2.在围攻伦敦德里f失败以及在博伊奈g被打败之后，詹姆士又逃回法国，留下他的将军们勉力维持着战事，但是威廉很快便战胜了他们，并班师回到英国。
a Cape la Hogue.-On the eastern side of the peninsula of Cotentin，in the north-west of France.It is 80miles south of the Isle of Wight.
b Kensington.-Then a western suburb of London，now included in it.In the palace there，Queen Victoria was born in 1819.
c Deptford （Det’ford），a naval port on the Thames，immediately above Greenwich.
d Glencoe.-In the north-east of Argyleshire，south of Loch Levin.The massacre was brought about by Macdonald‘s enemies，Sir John Dalrymple and the Earl of Breadalbane.Thirty eight persons wereslaughtered，and many more perished in their flight.
e Oath of Allegiance.-Sweering to own the King as their King.
f 伦敦德里：位于爱尔兰北部福伊尔河边。以前叫德里，但在1619年，将它连同数千英亩土地赏给了多家伦敦公司，此后便称为伦敦德里。在围攻该城市过程中，由革命党人乔治·沃克领导居民。当进入福伊尔河的船只大举围攻时，他们几乎饿死。
g 博伊奈：一条流入爱尔兰海的河流，位于爱尔兰东海岸。
3.威廉最大的愿望是迫使法国臣服，但在这时，英国背负了从此无法偿还的债务。在他统治时期即将结束时，国债a高达1100万英镑。
4.但另一方面，法国国王却希望让詹姆士重新登上英国王位，并准备了一支庞大的舰队入侵英国海岸。然而，他在拉豪古海角b不远处被击败，计划因此落空。威廉在欧洲大陆进行了许多战斗，但最终仍然缔结了和平协定。
5.为了防止对王权的争夺，国会通过了“嗣位法”。该法令规定，未来除清教徒之外，任何人不得登上英国王座；如果威廉没有孩子，就由安妮继位；如果安妮去世后也没有子女，就由汉诺威的索菲娅公主继承王位。
6.在随后一年的春天，威廉在汉普顿宫赋闲时，从马背上掉下来，摔断了锁骨。他的身体十分孱弱，再也没有从这一事故中康复。他死于肯辛顿c。而玛丽在他去世前八年就死了。
7.威廉是一个有能力的统治者，但并不受英国人民的青睐。之所以如此，部分原因是他是个外国人，部分也是因为他举止严厉而内敛。他没有留下子嗣。
8.重要事件--在这一统治时期，俄国的彼得大帝还在德普特福德当一名造船工人。在麦克唐纳自己的故乡格兰克d对他家庭的大屠杀（是因为麦克唐纳宣誓效忠e稍有迟缓），给威廉一生清白的美名投下了一层阴影。
a 国债：政府借去支付战争费用的钱。在1872年，这一债务高达8亿英磅左右。
b 拉豪古海角：法国西北部科唐坦半岛的东面。离英国的怀特岛南部80海里。
c 肯辛顿：当时是伦敦的郊区，现在有所扩大。维多利亚女王于1819年出生在那里。
d 格兰克：位于利文湖南部阿吉雷西尔的东北部。大屠杀是由麦克唐纳的敌人约翰·达尔林普尔爵士和布里达尔巴尼伯爵发起的。有38个人被杀害，还有很多人在逃亡过程中死去。
e 宣誓效忠：发誓将国王当成自己的国王。
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THE MASSACRE OF GLENCOE
格兰克大屠杀
allegiance，loyalty；fealty.chieftain，head of a clan.complete，entire.disappointment，discontent.information，intelligence；news.mountaineers，Highlanders.
neighbouring，surrounding.officials，officers；dependants.refused，declined.
resolved，determined.slaughtered，butchered.treachery，bad faith；perfidy.
1.When William the Third had been a few years on the English throne，some of the men who managed the kingdom of Scotland for him determined to bring the Highlanders into complete submission.An order was therefore issued for all the clansmen to take an oath that they would have William for their King：and whoever refused or forgot to take this oath before a fixed day，was to be killed.
2.Nearly all came forward and took the oath，to the great disappointment of those Scottish statesmen who sought an excuse for teaching the Highland clans a terrible lesson.But there was one man，MacIan，a chief of the Macdonalds of Glencoe，in Argyleshire，who went only at the last moment to Fort William to swear allegiance to the King.