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James II of England (1633–1701), King of England and Ireland, and as James VII, of Scotland
James II of Scotland (1430–1460), Duke of Rothesay

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James with his father, Charles I, by Sir Peter Lely, 1647
Henri de La Tour d'Auvergne, Viscount of Turenne, James's commander in France
James and Anne Hyde in the 1660s, by Sir Peter Lely
Wedding suit of James II, 1673, in the Victoria and Albert Museum
The Duke of Monmouth was involved in plots against James.
Coronation procession of King James II and Queen Mary, 1685
James portrayed c. 1685 in his role as head of the army, wearing a general officer's state coat
Laurence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester, once a supporter of James, turned against him by 1688.
1686 statue of James II by Peter Van Dievoet in Trafalgar Square, London
James's nephew and son-in-law, William of Orange, was invited to "save the Protestant religion".
Louis XIV greeting the exiled James II in 1689 ("La Reception faite au Roy d'Angleterre par le Roy à St. Germain en Laye le VIIe janvier 1689", engraving by Nicolas Langlois, 1690)
Battle of the Boyne between James II and William III, 11 July 1690, Jan van Huchtenburg
The Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, James's home during his final exile
Tomb of James II in the parish church of Saint-Germain-en-Laye, commissioned in 1828 by George IV when the church was rebuilt.
James's son was known as "James III and VIII" to his supporters, and "The Old Pretender" to his enemies.
Macaulay wrote in the Whig tradition.
Belloc was a notable apologist for James II.
Half crown coin of James II, 1686

See also

In Spanish: Jacobo II para niños

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