Mary II of England

About Mary II of England

Mary II of England (1662–1694) was a pivotal political figure, reigning jointly with her husband, William III, following the Glorious Revolution of 1688. As a key architect of the constitutional monarchy, her reign saw the passage of the English Bill of Rights (1689), which fundamentally limited royal power and established parliamentary supremacy—a cornerstone of modern British governance. This enduring impact secures her #310 ranking in MIT’s Historical Popularity Index among nearly 15,000 influential figures.

Despite this profound historical importance, Mary II suffers from a significant modern attention deficit. She garnered only 154K annualized Wikipedia pageviews in 2025. This places her in a state of substantial underattention, represented by an Attention Gap factor of -3x compared to her historical rank. For context, Leonid Brezhnev, ranked significantly lower at #385, commanded 1.4M views in the same year. Furthermore, her online interest appears to be waning, shown by a concerning 30.1% year-over-year decline in views.

This downward trend is further evidenced by her 2025 Momentum metric, which shows a slight 2% drop when comparing first-quarter views to third-quarter views, suggesting a continuing difficulty in capturing the contemporary internet audience.