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3 giorni 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.
- William III & II
In 1685, when James II succeeded Charles, William at first...
- William III & II
2 giorni fa · King James I of England. When Elizabeth died, her closest male Protestant relative was the King of Scots, James VI, of the House of Stuart, who became King James I of England in a Union of the Crowns, called James I and VI.
3 giorni fa · Accession of James II. When Charles II died in 1685, Anne's father became King James II of England and VII of Scotland. To the consternation of the English people, James began to give Catholics military and administrative offices, in contravention of the Test Acts that were designed to prevent such appointments.
9 lug 2024 · Edited by E K Timings. Covers the months of February to December 1685, the first of three volumes for the reign of James II. 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, 1960.
24 giu 2024 · written by King Charles the First and Second, King James the Second, and the king and queen of Bohemia; together with original letters, written by Pringe Rupert, Charles Louis, count palatine, the Duchess of Hanover, and several other distinguished persons; from the year 1619 to 1665 ...
4 giorni fa · Battle of the Boyne (July 1, 1690), in British history, a major conflict fought along the Boyne River in Ireland between King William III (William of Orange) and the exiled king James II. James II had sought to retake his throne through an alliance with Ireland and France, but the loss forced him to flee the country.
2 lug 2024 · Calendar of State Papers Domestic: James II, 1686-7. Edited by E K Timings( London, 1964), ...
