James II, King of England, 1633-1701

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Dates:
Birth 1633-10-14
Death 1701-09-05
Britons,
English,

Biographical notes:

Son of King Charles I, created Duke of York in 1634, and crowned King of England in 1685.

From the description of Letter : Windsor, England, to the Earl of Rochester, 1684 Jul 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 83918980

From the description of Letter : Windsor, England, to the Earl of Rochester, 1684 Jul 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 702148272

James II, king of England, 1675-1688.

From the description of [Documents] / James R. (Smith College). WorldCat record id: 244252274

During the Exclusion Crisis, James, Duke of York, was sent to Brussels in 1679 and then to Edinburgh, as the king's high commissioner from October 1679 to March 1682, with only a brief return to England in 1680.

From the description of Autograph letters from James, Duke of York, Edinburgh, to Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield [manuscript], 1681. (Folger Shakespeare Library). WorldCat record id: 570487081

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Subjects:

  • Great Britain
  • Land grants
  • Law
  • Law
  • Oaths
  • Popish Plot, 1678
  • Seals (Closures)

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  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • New England (as recorded)
  • Edinburgh (Scotland) (as recorded)
  • Great Britain (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)
  • Territory and Dominion of New-England (as recorded)
  • New York (State) (as recorded)
  • United States (as recorded)

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