James II

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1633–1701, king of England, Ireland, and Scotland 1685–88 (son of Charles I of England).

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Granted, James is in an office in the Pentagon, and not on the front lines.
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Its culture however was looked upon with the same disapproval by Charles II.
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We now proceed to learn the eighteen kings intermediate between William II.
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James I. sent forth his famous "Counterblast" and in the strongest manner condemned its use.
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British Dictionary definitions for James II

James II

noun

1430–60, king of Scotland (1437–60), son of James I

1633–1701, king of England, Ireland, and, as James VII, of Scotland (1685–88); son of Charles I. His pro-Catholic sympathies and arbitrary rule caused the Whigs and Tories to unite in inviting his eldest surviving daughter, Mary, and her husband, William of Orange, to take the throne as joint monarchs. James was defeated at the Boyne (1690) when he attempted to regain the throne

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