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James II and English Politics 1678-1688
Language: en
Pages: 116
Authors: Michael Mullett
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2008-01-28 - Publisher: Routledge

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Michael Mullett reconsiders, in the light of recent r attlee's* and of altering perceptions of the English past, the events of the crucial years 1678-1688; from
Popery and Politics in England 1660-1688
Language: en
Pages: 312
Authors: John Miller
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 1973-09-13 - Publisher: CUP Archive

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In the reign of Charles II, over a century after the Protestant Reformation, England was faced with the prospect of a Catholic king when the King's brother, the
James II and the Trial of the Seven Bishops
Language: en
Pages: 251
Authors: W. Gibson
Categories: History
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-30 - Publisher: Springer

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The trial of the seven bishops in 1688 was a signifcant prelude to the Glorious Revolution, as popular support for the bishops led to a widespread welcome for W
James II
Language: en
Pages: 520
Authors: John Callow
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2011-11-30 - Publisher: The History Press

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JAMES II was Britain’s last Catholic king. The spectacular collapse of his regime in 1688 and the seizure of his throne by his nephew William of Orange are th
James II and the Three Questions
Language: en
Pages: 344
Authors: Peter Walker
Categories: Church and state
Type: BOOK - Published: 2010 - Publisher: Peter Lang

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The reign of James II, England's last Catholic king, remains controversial. His attempt to manipulate the electoral system to obtain a parliament that would abo