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A-Z: General definitions: King James II
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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’.
1. Sometimes used to denote all Christians
2. Used specifically of the Roman Catholic church.
Christians whose faith and practice stems from the Reformation movement in the sixteenth century which resulted in new churches being created as an alternative to the Roman Catholic Church.
