William used his prerogative powers immediately after becoming King in order to form a Privy Council.

A carefully selected balance of Whigs and Tories were appointed to other posts, although they struggled to command the respect of the commons. The Parliament of 1690 consisted of 225 Whigs and 206 Tories.

William's nature allies should have been the Whigs, but he thought they were too radical, and hoped to woo the Tories, who he knew to favour tradition and loyalty to the monarchy and the Anglican Church.

The war in Ireland, or Williamite War, started when James held a parliament in Ireland and the majority of Catholic gentry offered their support to his cause.
Over 80,000 soldiers fought on both sides, and although William achieved a relatively swift victory, some historians have used the war as evidence that the GR was not the peaceful and sensible transition suggested by the Whigs.
The cost of the war in Ireland was a concern for Parliament and the Whigs, divisions in William's council over strategy led to a series of defeats to the French in the Nine Years' War.
A group of Whig rebels known as the 'Whig Junto' became influential between 1692 and 1693. They favoured a strong executive and supported William's war.
There was an attempt to put through a Triennial Bill in order to ensure regular parliaments. This was passed by both Houses and William was forced to use his royal veto to deny the bill becoming law.

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