Who was James II and VII?
Q: Who was James II and VII?
A: James II and VII was the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688. He was also Duke of Normandy from 31 December 1660.
Q: What caused his loss of kingdoms in the Glorious Revolution?
A: Some people did not like his religious ideas, leading a group of them to disobey and fight against him. This led to the Glorious Revolution in England and Scotland which resulted in James losing his kingdoms.
Q: Who replaced King James?
A: King James was replaced by his Protestant daughter, Queen Mary II, and her husband King William III and II who became rulers in 1689.
Q: What is Jacobitism?
A: Jacobitism is the belief that James, not William III or Mary II, was the one true ruler. It gets its name from Jacobus or Iacobus which is Latin for James.
Q: Did he succeed in taking back his throne?
A: No, he did not succeed in taking back his throne after making one serious attempt when he landed in Ireland in 1689. After being defeated at the Battle of the Boyne later that year he returned to France where he lived out the rest of his life under protection from King Louis XIV.
Q: Who attempted to restore the Jacobite line after James' death? A: His son James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender) and grandson Charles Edward Stuart (The Young Pretender or Bonnie Prince Charlie) attempted to restore the Jacobite line after James's death but failed.
