Historical faces of England in dolls

James II Stuart (1633-1701) - King of England, Scotland and Ireland, as the Scottish monarch was called James VII (1685-1688), the grandson of James I, the second son of Charles I and the younger brother of Charles II. The last British Catholic king; overthrown as a result of the "Glorious Revolution" in 1688.
At the beginning of the reign of James II, he enjoyed the support of society, including the hierarchs of the Anglican Church. But, being a zealous Catholic, the king spared no effort and money for Catholic preaching in the country: Catholic priests returned to England, Jesuit schools appeared in London.
The monarch's religious policy sparked a wave of protests throughout almost the entire kingdom. Everyone wanted to get rid of the papist king as soon as possible. In June 1688, the leaders of both main parties, the Whigs and the Tories, invited the Dutch prince William of Orange to come to England with an army and, together with his wife Maria, the daughter of James II, to take the royal throne. This plan of a coup d'état presupposed the change of the monarch with the maximum observance of legitimate forms, by means of a "family reshuffle" of the ruling persons. In December 1688, James II was dethroned and fled to France.
James II was distinguished by a stern and imperious character. During military campaigns, he displayed personal courage. He always remained true to his word, friends and beliefs. Jacob II transferred these qualities to his political activities, which ultimately cost him the crown. In the last years of his life, Yakov completely turned to religion, spending most of his time in Parisian monasteries.