A-Z: General definitions: King James II

Definition

King James II: (1633-1701) English monarch who succeeded to the throne in 1685, after the death of his brother (Charles II) without legitimate issue. James became a Catholic and was overthrown in 1688 when Parliament invited the Protestant William of Orange (married to James’ elder daughter Mary) to take the British throne in the ‘Glorious Revolution’.

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