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James II: King in Exile (Paperback)
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James II: King in Exile (Paperback)
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Loot Price R425
Discovery Miles 4 250
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James II was Britain's last Catholic king. The spectacular collapse
of his regime in 1688 and the seizure of his throne by his nephew
William of Orange are the best-known events of his reign. But what
of his life after this? What became of him during his final exile?
John Callow's groundbreaking study focuses on this hitherto
neglected period of his life: the twelve years he spent attempting
to recover his crown through war, diplomacy, assassination and
subterfuge. This is the story of the genesis of Jacobitism; of the
devotion of the fallen king's followers, who shed their blood for
him at the battle of the Boyne and the massacre at Glencoe, gave up
estates and riches to follow him to France, and immortalised his
name in artworks, print, and song. Yet, this first 'King Over the
Water' was far more than a figurehead. A grim, inflexible warlord
and a maladroit politician, he was also a man of undeniable
principle, which he pursued regardless of the cost to either
himself or his subjects. He was an author of considerable talent,
and a monarch capable of successive reinventions. Denied his
earthly kingdoms, he finally settled upon attaining a heavenly
crown and was venerated by the Jacobites as a saint. This powerful,
evocative and original book will appeal to anyone interested in
Stuart history, politics, culture and military studies.
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