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  2. James II of England - Wikipedia

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    James II and VII (14 October 1633 O.S. – 16 September 1701) was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of his elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685, until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.

  3. List of monarchs of the British Isles by cause of death

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    Death said to have been caused by the shock of hearing that his son James (later King James I of Scotland) had been captured by the English. Henry IV: House of Lancaster (England) 15 April 1367 1399–1413 20 March 1413 Several years of ill health- some type of visible skin ailment. Leprosy is also rumoured to have been possible. Henry V

  4. History of the English and British line of succession

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    As Mary II died first, on 28 December 1694, William III became sole remaining monarch. On the day of Mary's death, the line of succession to the English and Scottish thrones was: Princess Anne of Denmark (born 1665), second daughter of James II; Prince William of Denmark and Norway, Duke of Gloucester (born 1689) Anne's only surviving child

  5. List of British monarchy records - Wikipedia

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    James Stuart, the Old Pretender, was a pretender to the throne from 16 September 1701 until his death on 1 January 1766, a total of 64 years 108 days. [ 3 ] [ failed verification ] Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh , was the monarch's spouse from 6 February 1952 until his death on 9 April 2021, for a total of 69 years 62 days, making him the ...

  6. George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys - Wikipedia

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    George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys PC (15 May 1645 – 18 April 1689), also known as "the Hanging Judge", [1] was a Welsh judge. He became notable during the reign of King James II, rising to the position of Lord Chancellor (and serving as Lord High Steward in certain instances).

  7. Jane Stuart (Quaker) - Wikipedia

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    There is a long-standing tradition that she was a natural daughter of James II of England. [1] No records of her during her life in the town have been located in the Wisbech & Fenland Museum that confirm the Stuart royal link; it was only after her death that the details of her life were recorded in oral histories of Wisbech residents. [2]

  8. Coronation of James II and VII and Mary - Wikipedia

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    Portrait of James when Duke of York in 1684, by Godfrey Kneller. Mary of Modena in c. 1687 after her coronation as queen consort, a portrait by Godfrey Kneller.. James's predecessor and elder brother, King Charles II, had come to the throne in the 1660 Stuart Restoration, which followed the English Civil Wars, the execution of Charles I and the five year republic known as The Protectorate.

  9. King James II of England - Wikipedia

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