James II: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Francis Charles Turner, James II (1948); Maurice Ashley, James II (1977); and John Miller, James II: A Study in Kingship (1977), are well-researched biographies. J.R. Western, Monarchy and Revolution: The English State in the 1680s (1972), is a challenging account of the context for the life and reign of James. John Callow, The Making of King James: The Formative Years of a Fallen King (2000), examines James before he became king in 1685; Eveline Cruickshanks and Edward T. Corp, The Stuart Court in Exile and the Jacobites (1995), contains excellent material on James after his fall in 1688.
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
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| Deleted Web site: ABC News - Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay, describes struggle with depression in tell-all interview with Sir Michael Parkinson. | Jul 18, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Oct 10, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Feb 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Fusilier Museum London - On This Day: Birth of James II. | Feb 12, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Western University - James II. | Nov 19, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: The University of Nottingham - James II (1633-1701; King of England, Scotland and Ireland). | Sep 21, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: GlobalSecurity.org - James II. | May 09, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Mar 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Luminarium - Biography of James II of England. | Dec 04, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Historic UK - King James II. | Aug 17, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia - James II of England and VII of Scotland. | Jun 20, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Dictionary of Irish Biography - James II and VII. | Apr 28, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: World History Encyclopedia - James II of England. | Jan 08, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Encyclopedia Virginia - James II. | Sep 06, 2022 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Feb 12, 2021 | ||
| Cross-references added. | Dec 17, 2020 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Sep 12, 2018 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Victorian Web - James II. | Jan 02, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Undiscovered Scotland - Biography of James VII/II. | Jan 02, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: Westminster Abbey - Biography of James II. | Jan 02, 2017 | ||
| Add new Web site: History Learning Site - James II. | Mar 13, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC News - Ian Thorpe reveals he is gay, describes struggle with depression in tell-all interview with Sir Michael Parkinson. | Mar 13, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of King James II. | Mar 13, 2014 | ||
| Changed "king of Great Britain" to "king of England, Scotland, and Ireland." Also added that he was made duke of Albany. |
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Oct 12, 2010 | |
| Added new Web site: The Victorian Web - Biography of James II. | Jan 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: The Home of the Royal Family - Biography of James II. | Jan 07, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - History - Biography of James II. |
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May 02, 2007 | |
| Added new Web site: British Broadcasting Corporation - Biography of James II. |
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Apr 30, 2007 | |
| Article revised. | Aug 28, 2003 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 28, 1999 |
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