Examples of James II in the following topics:
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- The Dutch colony of New Netherland was captured by the British and chartered by the Duke of York, who later became James II of England.
- New York became a royal province in February of 1685 when its proprietor, the Duke of York, was crowned King James II of England.
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- The Glorious Revolution was the peaceful overthrow and replacement of King James II with William III and Mary II of England.
- The religious tolerance policies of the Catholic King James II of England met with increasing opposition by members of leading political circles, who were troubled by the king's religious convictions and his close ties with France.
- In February 1689, William and his wife became joint monarchs as William III and Mary II of England .
- Portrait of King James II & VII, by Sir Godfrey Kneller,
- King James was deposed in the Revolution of 1688 by William III.
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- Following similar frustrations against the rule and policies of James II as the Bostonians, German American merchant and militia captain Jacob Leisler seized control of the southern part of the colony of New York and ruled it from 1689 to 1691.
- Analyze colonial tensions that emerged as a result of James II's policies
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- James II of England (VII of Scotland) was the second surviving son of Charles I, who ascended the throne upon the death of his brother, Charles II, in 1685.
- Furthermore, the Bill of Rights described and condemned several misdeeds of James II of England.
- James II King of England and VII King of Scots, King of Ireland and Duke of Normandy, painting by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1683.
- During his three-year reign, King James II became directly involved in the political battles in England between Catholicism and Protestantism, and between the Divine Right of Kings and the political rights of the Parliament of England.
- Painting: Sir James Thornhill; Photo: James Brittain.
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- King Charles II of England began taking steps in the early 1680s to reorganize the New England colonies.
- When Charles II died in 1685, his successor, the Roman Catholic James II, continued the unification process, which culminated in the creation of the Dominion of New England.
- After King James II published the Declaration of Indulgence in 1687, establishing some freedom of religion, Increase Mather sent a letter of appreciation to the king and suggested to other Massachusetts pastors that they also do so as a means to gain favor and influence.
- However, James became increasingly unpopular in England.
- With the birth of his son and potential successor James III in June 1688, some Whigs and Tories set aside their political differences and conspired to replace James with his Protestant son-in-law, William of Orange.
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- King James II granted the land between the Hudson and Delaware Rivers to two friends and named it New Jersey after the island of Jersey.
- King Charles II gave the region between New England and Maryland to his brother, the Duke of York (later King James II), which was renamed New York.
- Soon thereafter, James granted the land between the Hudson and Delaware rivers to two friends who had been loyal to him through the English Civil War and named it New Jersey after the English Channel Island of Jersey.
- In 1738, King George II appointed a separate governor for New Jersey.
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- The King of Spain, Charles II, had no prospect of having children and among his closest relatives were Louis XIV and Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor.
- Unexpectedly, Charles II willed all Spanish territories to Philip, a grandson of Louis XIV.
- The news that Louis XIV had accepted Charles II's will and that the Second Partition Treaty was dead was a personal blow to William III.
- Around the same time as the Alliance was formed, the Catholic James II of England (VII of Scotland) – exiled in Saint-Germain since the Glorious Revolution – died and Louis XIV recognized James II's Catholic son, James, as King James III of England.
- The French court insisted that granting James the title of King was a mere formality, but William and English ministers were indignant.
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- After she died without an heir,
James VI, King of Scots and her cousin, succeeded to the throne of England as James I in 1603, thus uniting Scotland and England under one monarch (the Union of the Crowns).
- James reluctantly summoned parliament as the only means to raise the funds necessary to assist his daughter Elizabeth and Frederick, who had been ousted from Prague by Emperor Ferdinand II in 1620.
- Reluctant King James to declare war on Spain.
- James I of England, Portrait attributed to John de Critz, c. 1605
- King of Scotland as James VI from 1567 and King of England and Ireland as James I from the union of the Scottish and English crowns in 1603 until his death.
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- He was born in 1882 in Hyde Park, New York, to James Roosevelt, a businessman and land-owner, and Sara Ann Delano.
- Both James and Sara Ann came from affluent New York families and were able to provide their only child with considerable opportunities.
- In 1920, when James Cox run as the Democratic presidential candidate, FDR served as a vice-presidential candidate.
- Second, together with Winston Churchill and Joseph Stalin, he led the victorious Allied forces during World War II.
- During World War II, FDR served as one of three leaders representing the Allied nations.
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- The "Cluny II" rebuilding of 963 onwards has completely vanished, but we have a good idea of the design of "Cluny III" (1088–1130), which until the Renaissance remained the largest building in Europe .
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- James on foot, many of them barefoot, as a sign of penance.
- Trumeau with Saint James, Portico de la Gloria, Santiago de Compostela
- Trumeau with Saint James, Portico de la Gloria, Santiago de Compostela. c. 1168-1188.