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.