History 2405E Lecture Notes - Seditious Libel, Heir Presumptive, Anne Hyde
4 Apr 2012
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Lecture 55 the reign of james ii: strange that charles did not have a legitimate child by his wife catherine of. Braganza; had a large number of illegitimate children. James a roman catholic, became roman catholic while in exile in france with his brother. Great military and political experience: long apprenticeship for a monarch, longer than any other monarch, 1650s: had served in the french army under louis xiv"s greatest general, Turenne: admiral of the fleet under his brother, successful. Seized new amsterdam from the dutch, renamed new york (james was the duke of. Charles ii made james the governor of scotland. Accedes calmly and peacefully in 1685: surprising, guards upped on the streets, thought of closing the ports because they thought there may be violence, very joyous, bonfires, etc. Surprisingly peaceful because of his religion: impossible to keep his conversion to roman catholicism a secret.
