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'''James II''' [1633-1701] was king of England, Scotland and Ireland 1685-1688. A member of the Stuart dynasty, he was the second son of King [[Charles I]] and succeeded his late brother [[Charles II]] to the throne. He antagonized all the leading sectors of Britain by his plans to make Britain a catholic nation and form an alliance with the France of King Louis XIV]]. The leaders called on William of Orange, the ruler of the Netherlands to overthrow James, which happened in 1688. James went into exile in France and schemed to organize his supporters (called “Jacobites”) to invade Britain and restore him to the throne. He failed.[[File:Jamesii.jpg]]
'''James II''' [1633-1701] was king of England, Scotland and Ireland 1685-1688. A member of the Stuart dynasty, he was the second son of King [[Charles I]] and succeeded his late brother [[Charles II]] to the throne. He antagonized all the leading sectors of Britain by his plans to make Britain a Roman Catholic nation and form an alliance with the France of King Louis XIV]]. The leaders called on William of Orange, the ruler of the Netherlands to overthrow James, which happened in 1688. James went into exile in France and schemed to organize his supporters (called "Jacobites") to invade Britain and restore him to the throne. He failed.
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==Reign==
==Reign==
* Miller, John. The Glorious Revolution, (2nd ed. 1997) [http://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Revolution-2nd-John-Miller/dp/0582292220/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257103761&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]
* Miller, John. The Glorious Revolution, (2nd ed. 1997) [http://www.amazon.com/Glorious-Revolution-2nd-John-Miller/dp/0582292220/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257103761&sr=1-2 excerpt and text search]
* Mullett, M. ''James II and English Politics 1678-1688'' (1993) [http://www.amazon.com/English-Politics-1678-1688-Lancaster-Pamphlets/dp/0415090423/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257103410&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Mullett, M. ''James II and English Politics 1678-1688'' (1993) [http://www.amazon.com/English-Politics-1678-1688-Lancaster-Pamphlets/dp/0415090423/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257103410&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Pincus, Steve. ''1688: The First Modern Revolution'' (2009) [http://www.amazon.com/1688-Modern-Revolution-Walpole-Eighteenth-C/dp/0300115474/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1257104647&sr=1-1 excerpt and text search]
* Speck, W.A. ''James II'' (2002)
* Speck, W.A. ''James II'' (2002)