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James II: The Last Catholic King (Penguin Monarchs) by David Wormersley is a biography available to read on EtoBox.
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SPECTATOR AND TELEGRAPH BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2015 The short, action-packed reign of James II (1685-88) is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history. James managed, despite having access to tremendous reserves of good will and deference, to so alienate his supporters that he had to flee for his life. And yet, most of that life was spent not as king but first as heir to Charles II, as Duke of York (after whom New York is named) and then in the last part of his life as the firs
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- David Wormersley
- Publisher
- Penguin Books; Allen Lane
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780141977065
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, Memoir, Political Science
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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