Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
King James II
Standard Name: James II, King
Used Form: Duke of York
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| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Agnes Strickland | The monarchical attitudes of these bishops who remained loyal to their oaths to James II
were in tune with those of AS
nearly two centuries later. |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Catharine Macaulay | This volume deals with the reign of James II
, closing in 1689. CM
concluded with a direct appeal to the ingenuous [that is, sincere] and uncorrupted part of my countrymen to condemn tyrants and... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Sunderland | Her letters typically discuss the political situation of the time, as well as her thoughts on the activities of courtiers and of her family members. The earliest of them reports on the king's health, the... |
| Theme or Topic Treated in Text | Dorothy Sidney, Countess of Sunderland | DSCS
discusses the English court, and her opinions thereof, in detail in her letters to Halifax. The first one printed gives the names of officers posted to fight the Moors at the British fort of... |
| Violence | Lady Lucy Herbert | A sectarian motive was assumed. Two page-boys were said to have died in the flames, and the family was lucky to get out alive. Permission to rebuild was granted by James II
in June 1685... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Anne Halkett | On his accession to the throne in 1685 James II
granted AH
a pension of a hundred pounds a year, in recognition of her personal contribution to saving his life in 1648. |
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