James II and the First Modern Revolution (ePub)
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...
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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.
- Autor: John van der Kiste
- 2023, 224 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: PEN & SWORD BOOKS
- ISBN-10: 1399001418
- ISBN-13: 9781399001410
- Erscheinungsdatum: 04.01.2023
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- Dateiformat: ePub
- Größe: 8.92 MB
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