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Apr 29, 2024 · In 1719, James Francis Edward Stuart arrived in Rome in exile. The son of James II of England and Ireland and VII of Scotland, he was the claimant to the thrones of Britain and Ireland. For British and Irish Catholics he was “the King over the Water”.
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1 day ago · The Battle of Culloden, fought on 16 April 1746, marked a turning point in Scottish history. This bloody confrontation between the Jacobite forces of Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) and the government troops led by William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland, brought an end to the Jacobite uprising and had far-reaching consequences for Scotland and the wider British Isles.
2 days ago · More importantly for Jacobitism, their spiritual leader (the Pope) recognized James Stuart as the true king of Ireland, England and Scotland (not Britain) and gave him exclusive rights to nominate all bishops who would serve on the Irish mission.
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May 20, 2024 · James Francis Edward Stuart, circa 1703, whose birth in June 1688 created the possibility of a Catholic dynasty. To ensure a compliant Parliament, James required potential MPs to be approved by their local Lord Lieutenant ; eligibility for both offices required positive answers in writing to the 'Three Questions', one being a commitment to ...
May 20, 2024 · House of Stuart, royal house of Scotland from 1371 and of England from 1603, when James VI inherited the English throne as James I. It was interrupted in 1649 by the establishment of the Commonwealth but was restored in 1660. It ended in 1714, when the British crown passed to the house of Hanover.
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3 days ago · In June 1688, two events turned dissent into a crisis. Firstly, the birth of James's son and heir James Francis Edward Stuart on 10 June raised the prospect of establishing a Catholic dynasty and excluding his Anglican daughter Mary and her Protestant husband William III, Prince of Orange, who was also his nephew, from the line of succession.
May 9, 2024 · James II (born October 14, 1633, London, England—died September 5/6 [September 16/17, New Style], 1701, Saint-Germain, France) was the king of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 to 1688, and the last Stuart monarch in the direct male line. He was deposed in the Glorious Revolution (1688–89) and replaced by William III and Mary II.
