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James II and VII (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685, until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
20 Νοε 2024 · James II, king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution (1688–89) and replaced by William III and Mary II. That revolution, engendered by James’s Roman Catholicism, permanently established Parliament as the ruling power in England.
2 Σεπ 2022 · James II of England (r. 1685-1688) reigned briefly as the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland until he was deposed by the Glorious Revolution of November 1688. James, also known as James VII of Scotland, was the fourth Stuart monarch. His pro-Catholic policies were not popular, and his short reign ended when he was forced into exile.
James died in exile in Saint-Germain in France on 16 September 1701. Read a biography about King James II - a Stuart king of England, Scotland and Ireland who was overthrown in the 'Glorious...
10 Δεκ 2022 · King James II, the brother and successor to Charles II, reigned as the king of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688. He was also the last Catholic monarch of the three kingdoms. Throughout his brief reign, he tried to get his parliaments to pass laws that promoted tolerance of other Christian denominations in his kingdoms.
5 Μαρ 2021 · The last Catholic monarch, King James II’s reign was very brief. Unable to overcome the continued source of religious tension and constitutional crisis in the country, his short three years as king would culminate in the Glorious Revolution .
Key facts about King James II who was born October 14, 1633, reigned (1685 - 1688) including biography, historical timeline and links to the British royal family tree.
