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3 days ago · James II and VII (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, until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
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Charles II (29 May 1630 – 6 February 1685) [c] was King of...
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2 days ago · The Glorious Revolution[a] was the deposition of James II and VII in November 1688. He was replaced by his daughter Mary II, and her Dutch husband, William III of Orange, who was also his nephew. The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in 1694, when William became ruler in his own right.
4 days ago · 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.
Sep 4, 2024 · James I (born June 19, 1566, Edinburgh Castle, Edinburgh, Scotland—died March 27, 1625, Theobalds, Hertfordshire, England) was the king of Scotland (as James VI) from 1567 to 1625 and first Stuart king of England from 1603 to 1625, who styled himself “king of Great Britain.”
- James I was king of Scotland (as James VI) before he became king of both England and Scotland. He acceded to the English throne upon the death of t...
- James I was not a popular king. Although he had ruled as king of Scotland, he was unprepared for the challenges he faced upon assuming the English...
- King James I’s “favourites” were his closest courtiers and confidantes. They wielded a huge amount of influence in James’s court, which earned them...
- James had been tutored by Presbyterians and publicly professed his support for Puritanism while sitting on the Scottish throne, but English Catholi...
- King James I did not write the King James Bible (also called the King James Version or the Authorized Version). He did commission it, however. Jame...
3 days ago · Jacques Stuart (en anglais : James Stuart), né le 14 octobre 1633 à Londres (Angleterre) et mort le 16 septembre 1701 à Saint-Germain-en-Laye (France), est roi d'Angleterre et d' Irlande sous le nom de Jacques II et roi d'Écosse sous le nom de Jacques VII du 6 février 1685 jusqu'à son renversement lors de la Glorieuse Révolution trois ans plus t...
Sep 13, 2024 · Glorious Revolution, events of 1688–89 that resulted in the deposition of English King James II and the accession of his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III, prince of Orange and stadholder of the Netherlands.
Sep 7, 2024 · James II was King of England for a few years in the late 17th Century. A staunch Catholic, he retried to return England to a Catholic realm and was rebuffed and eventually replaced on the throne. He was born on Oct. 14, 1633. His father was King Charles, and his mother was Queen Henrietta Maria, a French princess.
