November 1558. Elizabeth succeeded to the throne on her half-sister’s death in November 1558. She was very well-educated (fluent in five languages), and had inherited intelligence, determination and shrewdness from both parents. When did Elizabeth become heir apparent? Elizabeth was born into royalty as the daughter of the second son […]
There were established in America, said the lecturer, before the Declaration of Independence, nine colleges – Harvard, William and Mary, Yale, Princeton, King’s or Columbia, the University of Pensylvania, Brown, Dartmouth, and Queen’s or Rutgers. The church element entered largely into them all. What were the 9 colonial colleges? 9 […]
What was the first colleges set up to do in the colonies? The first colleges were founded to educate the ministry. The Puritan general council financed Harvard college in 1638 the first college in the colonies. Why were Colonial Colleges founded? The founders of those colonial colleges were animated with […]
A slightly higher percentage (78 to 76 percent) of William and Mary students graduate in four years, and similarly, its pre-med majors have a higher acceptance rate (70 to 61 percent) to medical school. Does William and Mary have a good medical program? What’s the result? We are one of […]
William III. William III of England William III Portrait by Godfrey Kneller, 1690 King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (more) Reign 1689 – 8 March 1702 Coronation 11 April 1689 Who ruled England in 1692? The son of William II, prince of Orange, and of Mary, the daughter of Charles […]
The average high school GPA of William & Mary’s class of 2025 is 4.28, 86.29% of the class graduated with a 4.0, and their most “most competitive applicants have taken a rigorous course load including courses such as Calculus, Physics and 4 years of a single foreign language.” What is […]
Ranking. W&M Law was ranked 24th on the Above the Law ranking in 2019. U.S. News ranked W&M Law as tied for the 30th place in their latest 2023 rankings of the nation’s law schools. For the Class of 2024 (enrolled as of August 19, 2021), the median undergraduate GPA […]
William & Mary Law School 2023 Rankings 30 (tie) in Best Law Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence. Is William and Mary law prestigious? William & Mary ranks highly among top law schools in a variety of areas, including, […]
Alumni Association W&M’s network of more than 100,000 alumni spread around the country and throughout the world make meaningful connections each and every year. Is William and Mary an elite school? While William & Mary is not an Ivy League school, its academics, history, traditions, and more make it one […]
Which best describes the significance of William and Mary accepting Parliament’s limitation on the monarchy’s power? It affirmed Parliament’s supremacy over government. What describes the type of government England had in the period before restoration? This situation was the result of the events of the previous century, when King Charles […]
Latin is different enough from English that it is going to be harder than, say, German. So if you’re asking yourself Why is Latin hard to learn?, remember that compared to even more distant languages like Mandarin Chinese and Arabic, Latin can be a bit more approachable. How hard is […]
The song recounts a meeting which occurred in 1776 between Alexander Hamilton, John Laurens, Hercules Mulligan and Marquis de Lafayette. In the song, the four young revolutionaries declare their loyalty and fealty to the newly-started revolution, and consume alcohol in a bar as they talk, toasting every now and then. […]
The United States of America was created on July 4, 1776, with the Declaration of Independence of thirteen British colonies in North America. In the Lee Resolution of July 2, 1776, the colonies resolved that they were free and independent states. How and why was America founded? The explorer Christopher […]
White paint has nothing to do with covering the burning of the house by the British in 1814. The building was first made white with lime-based whitewash in 1798, when its walls were finished, simply as a means of protecting the porous stone from freezing. What color was the White […]
It was in the late eighteenth century that the modern United States of America was forged as an independent nation. The principal Founding Fathers included; Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton and George Washington. This is a look at the most influential people who built and created the modern United States. Who […]