| 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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1. (Biographies / James II (1430-1460) M, Scottish, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1430-60, king of Scotland (1437-60), son of James I
2. (Biographies / James II (1633-1701) M, British, POLITICS: hereditary ruler) 1633-1701, king of England, Ireland, and, as James VII, of Scotland (1685-88); son of Charles I. His pro-Catholic sympathies and arbitrary rule caused the Whigs and Tories to unite in inviting his eldest surviving daughter, Mary, and her husband, William of Orange, to take the throne as joint monarchs. James was defeated at the Boyne (1690) when he attempted to regain the throne
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