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<p><b>James II was Britain’s last Catholic king. </b>The spectacular collapse of his regime in 1688 and the seizure of his throne by his nephew William of Orange are the best-known events of his reign. But what of his life after this? What became of him during his final exile? John Callow’s groundbreaking study focuses on this hitherto neglected period of his life: the twelve years he spent attempting to recover his crown through war, diplomacy, assassination and subterfuge. This is the story of
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- Author
- Callow, John
- Publisher
- The History Press Ltd
- Published
- 2011
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780750964937
- Category
- biography
- Subjects
- Historical Fiction, History, Biography
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
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