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Definition of James II

1. Noun. The last Stuart to be king of England and Ireland and Scotland; overthrown in 1688 (1633-1701).

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Literary usage of James II

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay (1886)
"Her power over James II., 362, 363. Retires to Ireland, 363. ... James II.'s Court at, ii. 167. Excitement in, on the news of William's III.'s landing, 184. ..."

2. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authorsby Charles Wells Moulton by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"James II, 188 Hyde, Edward, Earl of Clarendon 11302 Jonson, Ben .1, 761 Ken, ... 179 Seiden, John II, 142 Shirley, James II, 190 Speed, John 1695 Spelman, ..."

3. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1865)
"Lond. 1702, 8vo. By David Jones. Nassau, pt. i. 1797, 3s. Memoirs of James II. containing an Account of the last xil Years of his Life {written by ..."

4. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1890)
"Л Collection of Proclamations, Declara- tious, &c. during the Reign of James II. from 6th Feb. 1684. to 15th June 1690, /olio. In the Grenville Library. ..."

5. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1908)
"The proceedings of Louis and James II implied the existence of projects for strengthening Roman Catholicism in England and France ; the action of the French ..."

6. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"The proceedings of Louis and James II implied the existence of projects for strengthening Roman Catholicism in England and France ; the action of the French ..."

7. The History of England, from the Accession of James the Second by Thomas Babington Macaulay (1886)
"Her power over James II., 362, 363. Retires to Ireland, 363. ... James II.'s Court at, ii. 167. Excitement in, on the news of William's III.'s landing, 184. ..."

8. The Library of Literary Criticism of English and American Authorsby Charles Wells Moulton by Charles Wells Moulton (1904)
"James II, 188 Hyde, Edward, Earl of Clarendon 11302 Jonson, Ben .1, 761 Ken, ... 179 Seiden, John II, 142 Shirley, James II, 190 Speed, John 1695 Spelman, ..."

9. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1865)
"Lond. 1702, 8vo. By David Jones. Nassau, pt. i. 1797, 3s. Memoirs of James II. containing an Account of the last xil Years of his Life {written by ..."

10. The Bibliographer's Manual of English Literature: Containing an Account of by William Thomas Lowndes, Henry George Bohn (1890)
"Л Collection of Proclamations, Declara- tious, &c. during the Reign of James II. from 6th Feb. 1684. to 15th June 1690, /olio. In the Grenville Library. ..."

11. The Works of Tennyson by Alfred Tennyson Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson Tennyson (1908)
"The proceedings of Louis and James II implied the existence of projects for strengthening Roman Catholicism in England and France ; the action of the French ..."

12. The Cambridge Modern History by John Emerich Edward Dalberg Acton Acton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Sir Adolphus William Ward, George Walter Prothero (1908)
"The proceedings of Louis and James II implied the existence of projects for strengthening Roman Catholicism in England and France ; the action of the French ..."

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