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James II

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James II 1633-1701.
King of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1685-1688). The last Stuart king to rule both England and Scotland, he was overthrown by his son-in-law William of Orange.
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Noun1.James IIJames II - the last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701)
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Stuart - the royal family that ruled Scotland from 1371-1714 and ruled England from 1603 to 1649 and again from 1660 to 1714


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James II, the bigoted successor of Charles the Voluptuous, had annulled the charters of all the colonies, and sent a harsh and unprincipled soldier to take away our liberties and endanger our religion.
From Twice Told Tales by Hawthorne, Nathaniel View in context
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