Shortly after the ascention to the English throne in 1685 Jacob II Stuart converted to the Roman-Catholic religion. Out of fear that Jacob II would ally himself with the Roman Catholic enemy of the Republic, the French king Louis XIV, and that they would open a joint attack on the Republic, Stadholder William III secretly prepared a military expedition against Jacob II, his brother-in-law. On 15 November 1688 William III landed with 50 war vessels and more than 14.000 soldiers on the English coast near Brixham. There, he opened the battle with the English king. Engraver <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeyn_de_Hooghe" class="extiw" title="en:Romeyn de Hooghe">Romeyn de Hooghe</a> (1645-1708) travelled in the entourage of William III. This print, produced by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romeyn_de_Hooghe" class="extiw" title="en:Romeyn de Hooghe">Romeyn de Hooghe</a> (1645-1708) and designer Hekhuijsen, depicts the departure from Brielle and the arrival in England.
<bdi><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Romeyn_de_Hooghe" class="extiw" title="w:en:Romeyn de Hooghe"><span title="Dutch Golden Age painter, engraver, and sculptor (1645-1708)">Romeyn de Hooghe</span></a>
</bdi>
1688<div style="display: none;">date QS:P571,+1688-00-00T00:00:00Z/9</div>
This digital media file - and/or the physical objects depicted on it - originates from the digital and/or physical collections of the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.kb.nl/">Koninklijke Bibliotheek</a>, national library of the Netherlands.