James II

James II
Author: William Arthur Speck
Publisher: Pearson Education
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2002
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780582287129


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This title looks at James II's record in power and challenges the view of him as an unenlightened and bigoted despot, seeking answers beyond the usual Anglo-centric portrayals, in the American colonies, Scotland and Ireland.


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The trial of the seven bishops in 1688 was a signifcant prelude to the Glorious Revolution, as popular support for the bishops led to a widespread welcome for W
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JAMES II was Britain’s last Catholic king. The spectacular collapse of his regime in 1688 and the seizure of his throne by his nephew William of Orange are th