James II

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James II [James II] BrE NAmE
(1633–1701) the king of England and Scotland from 1685 to 1688. He was the son of ↑Charles I and the younger brother of ↑Charles II, becoming king after Charles II died. He faced a lot of opposition because he was a Roman Catholic, and in 1688 he was replaced by the Protestant ↑William III. James went to Ireland in 1689 to try to win back power, but was defeated at the ↑Battle of the Boyne. He lived the rest of his life in France.