Charles II Dies and the Throne Is Passed to His Brother, James II
Charles I became king ofGreat Britain and Ireland on March 27, 1625.The king and Parliament had many problems before the Civil War.
James Francis Edward Stuart Is Born
Imagine an entire lineage of Catholic Kings! Outrageous!
Indeed!
Following his coronation, King Charles II reinstates monarchy into society. His crowning was the beginning of the Restoration period.
King James II Abolished the Parliament
Begone.
Stop it with your Catholic ways-
Charles the II dies in 1685, which to some, results in the end of the Restoration Period. Since Charles II did not have any illegitimate children, his brother James II takes the throne.
King James II is overthrown in a coup
GET HIM!
In 1688, King James II gives birth to his heir, James Francis Edward. The Protestants feared a long lineage of Catholic English leaders thus summoned his once-rightful heir, Mary, to help overthrow her father.
King James II assigns multiple Catholic members to the high office, which angers the Parliament. When they protested, King James II dissolves the Parliament in 1687
*disappears*
The Parliament
Mary's spouse, William of Orange, a prince of the Netherlands, stormed London in the 1688 with his army in a coup, which saw King James II flee the country for France. This passive overthrow was known as the Glorious Revolution.
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