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1 giorno fa · James VII and II (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. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland.
3 giorni fa · Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [c] was King of Scotland from 1649 until 1651 and King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from the 1660 Restoration of the monarchy until his death in 1685. Charles II was the eldest surviving child of Charles I of England, Scotland and Ireland and Henrietta Maria of France.
1 giorno fa · Following Charles II's death in 1685, and with no legitimate children of his own, the crown passed to James, who became King James II of England and ruler of Ireland and Scotland at the age of 51.
2 giorni fa · Until James II of England was ousted by the Glorious Revolution in November 1688, many Nonconformists still sought to negotiate terms that would allow them to re-enter the church. In order to secure his political position, William III of England ended these discussions and the Tudor ideal of encompassing all the people of England in ...
2 giorni fa · Home. Calendar of State Papers Domestic: James II, 1686-7. Covers the period from January 1686 to May 1687. Crown Copyright: reproduced under the terms of the Click-Use Licence. Calendar of State Papers, Domestic - James II. Originally published by Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1964. This premium content was digitised by double rekeying.
4 giorni fa · In the reign of James II., a Father Corker built a convent here, which was pulled down by Protestant rioters, in 1688, and several 'prentice boys were shot by the Horse Guards during the riots. The Little Square, as the north-western side is called, was formerly known as North's Court, from the builder, a relation of Lord Keeper ...
16 mag 2024 · While the Catholicism of Henrietta Maria, Catherine of Braganza (wife of Charles II) and Mary of Modena (James II’s second wife) is well attested, Anne’s confessional identity is certainly debated, which Dunn-Hensley acknowledges when she notes the ‘scholarly disagreement about the details of Anna’s conversion and about her confessional identity’ (p. 26).
