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- The official style of James II was "James the Second, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc."
- King James II, the brother and successor to Charles II, reigned as the king of England, Scotland and Ireland from 1685 to 1688.
- The methods were so successful that James II said that there were only 40 members of parliament that he was unhappy with.
- The official style of James II was "James the Second, by the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc."
- James was their second son, the older being the future Charles II. The early life of James was dominated by the English Civil War and for James years in exile.
- James was next in line, there was little that could be contested and so at Westminster Abbey on 23rd April 1685 he was proclaimed King James II.
- In 1677, King Charles II arranged for James's daughter Mary to marry the Protestant Prince William III of Orange, son of Charles and James's sister Mary.
- Biography: James II of England was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688.
- James was crowned James II of England (James VII of Scotland) in April of 1685 in two ceremonies, one Catholic and one Anglican.