David Womersley

James II (Penguin Monarchs)

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ISBN: 9780141989853
Author : David Womersley
Published: 2019
Publisher: Penguin
Number of pages: 144
Language: English
Format: Paperback / softback
Format: 181×111
Description
'James was a king tragically trapped by principle. Yet was it wise to attempt to change the national religion?'The short reign of James II is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history, ending in his exile after he unsuccessfully tried to convert England to Catholicism, a crisis that would haunt the monarchy for generations. Ultimately, David Womersley's biography shows, James was a man whose blindness to subtlety and political reality brought about his ruinous downfall.

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