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James Ii
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Author : John Callow
language : en
Publisher: A&C Black Business Information and Development
Release Date : 2005-06-30
James Ii written by John Callow and has been published by A&C Black Business Information and Development this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-06-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Charts the major issues and crises of James' turbulent life and reign using unique and little known material, from state papers to personal correspondence
James Ii Vii
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Author : Laura Brennan
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2023-06-30
James Ii Vii written by Laura Brennan and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
James II & VII was not born to be a king. As the Duke of York he grew up in a Britain divided by civil wars and witnessed big events in British history including the Battle of Edgehill (1642). After the execution of his father Charles I at the hands of the Parliamentarians, James soldiered in Europe until his brother, Charles II was restored to the crowns of Britain. Under his brother's reign, James converted to Catholicism and subsequently became the heart of several political storms until 1681. Upon inheriting the throne from his brother Charles II, in 1685, James struggled to balance his personal faith and the evolving politics of the time, upsetting courtiers, his parliament and his subjects eventually leading to the Glorious Revolution and him losing his throne in 1688. This book examines the politics and events of James' life, both before and during his reign, to explain why he was unable to maintain the thrones of Britain, as well as the last few years of his life in exile, how he tried to regain the throne and his sad death. Often overlooked as just a king who ruled for less than four years, James II & VII was an accidental but key historical figure in the shaping of British history. The events at the end of his reign were the first steps in creating a better constitution and democratic Britain.
James Ii
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Author : W. A. Speck
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-15
James Ii written by W. A. Speck and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-15 with History categories.
Forced out of power in the"Glorious Revolution" of 1688, and defeated in the subsequent battle of the Boyne by William of Orange, the short reign of James II has an importance that reaches far beyond his three years in power. An ardent Roman Catholic, his efforts to return England to the Catholic faith resonate to this day in Northern Ireland. Similarly, his attacks on the representative institutions that had been developing since the Restoration, alienated an initially enthusiastic parliament. William Speck looks at all these issues through the figure of the King. Far more broad-ranging than other histories of James II, the book examines James' role in the American colonies - assigned to him by his brother Charles II - his role in Scotland between 1679 and 1862, and his final exercise of power in Ireland.
The Life Of James The Second King Of England C
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Author : Lewis Innes
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1816
The Life Of James The Second King Of England C written by Lewis Innes and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1816 with Great Britain categories.
The History Of England From The Accession Of James The Second
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Author : Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1861
The History Of England From The Accession Of James The Second written by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1861 with Great Britain categories.
James Ii And English Politics 1678 1688
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Author : Michael Mullett
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-01-28
James Ii And English Politics 1678 1688 written by Michael Mullett and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-28 with History categories.
Michael Mullett reconsiders, in the light of recent r attlee's* and of altering perceptions of the English past, the events of the crucial years 1678-1688; from the Restoration era through the exclusion crisis, and subsequent reign of James to the `Glorious Revolution' of 1688. He focuses on the central role of James, Duke of York, and from 1685-1688, King of England, but locates the growing difficulties of his reign within the wider context of political and religious trends.
James Ii And The First Modern Revolution
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Author : John Van Der Kiste
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
Release Date : 2021-11-30
James Ii And The First Modern Revolution written by John Van Der Kiste and has been published by Pen and Sword History this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-11-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This in-depth biography explores the brief and turbulent reign of King James II and the growing opposition that led to the Glorious Revolution. James II succeeded his brother Charles II on the English throne in 1685, at a time when nothing could be taken for granted. A span of less that forty years had brought the execution of their father, Charles I, the proclamation of a republic, and the swift restoration of the monarchy. Though James inherited the makings of a stable reign, he was a deeply flawed character. Alternately pious and debauched, he was little liked by those who knew him. Within three years, James’s efforts to promote Catholicism in a nation that had predominantly embraced the Protestant faith had exhausted the patience of both the aristocracy and the church, who jointly appealed to his son-in-law, William, Prince of Orange, to intervene. Once James fled the kingdom, the ‘Glorious Revolution’ was quickly achieved. This book examines how the forces of Anglicanism and Jacobitism collided, how a monarch came to forfeit so much goodwill so quickly, and through his own folly aided the effortless victory of William and Mary (James’s own daughter), who at last brought a period of calm to a country that had endured so much.
James Ii
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Author : John Miller
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2008-10-01
James Ii written by John Miller and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-10-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
James II (1633–1701) lacked the charisma of his father, Charles I, but shared his tendency to dismiss the views of others when they differed from his own. Failing to understand his subjects, James was also misunderstood by them. In this highly-regarded biography, John Miller reassesses James II and his reign, drawing on a wide array of primary sources from France, Italy, and Ireland as well as England. Miller argues that the king had many laudable attributes--he was brave, loyal, honorable, and hard-working, and he was at least as benevolent toward his people as his father had been. Yet James’s conversion to Catholicism fueled the distrust of his Protestant subjects who placed the worst possible construction on his actions and statements. Although James came to see the securing of religious freedom for Catholics in the wider context of freedom for all religious minorities, his people naturally doubted the sincerity of his commitment to toleration. The book explores James’s relations with the state and society, focusing on the political, diplomatic, and religious issues that shaped his reign. Miller discusses the human failings, the gulf of understanding between the king and his subjects, and the sheer bad luck that led to James’s downfall. He also considers the reasons for James’s lack of interest in recovering his kingdom after his flight to France in 1688. This revised edition of the book includes a substantial new foreword assessing recent work on the reign. “This is a first-class essay in historical biography. . . . It must displace all previous lives of James II.”—J. P. Kenyon, Observer
The Shadow Of A Crown
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Author : Meriol Trevor
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
The Shadow Of A Crown written by Meriol Trevor and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
James Ii Penguin Monarchs
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Author : David Womersley
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2015-04-30
James Ii Penguin Monarchs written by David Womersley and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-04-30 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history. James managed, despite having access to tremendous reserves of good will and deference, to so alienate his supporters that he had to flee for his life. And yet, most of that life was spent not as king but first as heir to Charles II, as Duke of York (after whom New York is named) and then in the last part of his life as the first Jacobite 'Pretender', starting a problem that would haunt Britain's rulers for generations.