James II: the last Catholic King

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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 tha…

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Title Statements

Full title :James II : the last Catholic King / David Womersley.

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Edition Statements

Publication Date:2015.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books
Place of Publication:London
Language:eng
Publication Date:2015.

The Physical Object

Description:114 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : : colour illustrations, colour portraits, genealogical table ; : 19 cm.

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780141977065, 014197706X
oclc:ocn908323176
LC Classification:DA450
Dewey Decimal:941.1067092

Genealogical table -- The varieties of Whig history -- Duke of York -- King of England, Scotland and Ireland -- Exile and death -- Bibliographical essay.

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Biographies Biography Grande-Bretagne -- Histoire -- 1685-168… Great Britain Great Britain -- Biography. -- Kings an… Great Britain -- History -- James II, 1… Great Britain -- Kings and rulers History Jakob, II Jakob, II., England, König James, II James,, II,, King of England Kings and rulers