Screen LibraryJames II : the last Catholic King /
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 lif...
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Allen Lane, an imprint of Penguin Books,
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| Publisher Address: | [London] : |
| Publication Dates: | 2015. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Penguin monarchs
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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 that would haunt Britain's rulers for generations. - Publisher. |
| Carrier Form: | 114 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : colour illustrations, colour portraits, genealogical table ; 19 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-109) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780141977065 (hardback) : 014197706X (hardback) |
| Index Number: | DA450 |
| CLC: | K835.617 |
| Call Number: | K835.617/J272W |
| Contents: | Genealogical table -- The varieties of Whig history -- Duke of York -- King of England, Scotland and Ireland -- Exile and death -- Bibliographical essay. |