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"James II, the last of the Stuart monarchs, reigned for only three years (1685-88). Lacking the charisma of his father, Charles I, he was not a popular monarch. Yet if the king misunderstood his subjects, they too held misconceptions about him. In this biography, John Miller reassesses James II and his reign, arguing that he had many laudable attributes - he was brave, loyal, honourable and hard-working. Yet his conversion to Catholicism fuelled the distrust of his Protestant subjects and left him vulnerable to the Dutch invasion fleet led by William of Orange in the autumn of 1688." "Miller discusses the human failings, the gulf in understanding between the king and his subjects, and the sheer bad luck that led to his downfall. He explores James's relations with state and society, focusing on the political, diplomatic and religious issues that shaped his reign."--Jacket.

James --- Great Britain --- History --- Kings and rulers --- James II --- Biography --- James II 1685-1688 --- JACQUES II, ROI D'ANGLETERRE (1685-1688) --- GRANDE-BRETAGNE --- BIOGRAPHIE --- HISTOIRE --- 1660-1688 (RESTAURATION) --- 1688 (REVOLUTION) --- 1603-1714 (STUARTS)

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Despotism --- Despotisme --- History --- Histoire --- Europe --- Politics and government --- Politique et gouvernement

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In the reign of Charles II, over a century after the Protestant Reformation, England was faced with the prospect of a Catholic king when the King's brother, the future James II became a Catholic. The reaction to his conversion, the fears it aroused and their background form the main theme of this book.

Popish Plot, 1678 --- Catholic Church --- Great Britain --- Politics and government --- 27 <420> "16" --- Kerkgeschiedenis--Engeland--17e eeuw. Periode 1600-1699 --- -Church of Rome --- Roman Catholic Church --- Katholische Kirche --- Katolyt︠s︡ʹka t︠s︡erkva --- Römisch-Katholische Kirche --- Römische Kirche --- Ecclesia Catholica --- Eglise catholique --- Eglise catholique-romaine --- Katolicheskai︠a︡ t︠s︡erkovʹ --- Chiesa cattolica --- Iglesia Católica --- Kościół Katolicki --- Katolicki Kościół --- Kościół Rzymskokatolicki --- Nihon Katorikku Kyōkai --- Katholikē Ekklēsia --- Gereja Katolik --- Kenesiyah ha-Ḳatolit --- Kanisa Katoliki --- כנסיה הקתולית --- כנסייה הקתולית --- 가톨릭교 --- 천주교 --- -Popish Plot, 1678. --- -Great Britain --- Popish Plot, 1678. --- -27 <420> "16" --- -Popish Plot, 1678 --- Church of Rome --- Great Britain - Politics and government - 1660-1688 --- Arts and Humanities --- History

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Narcissism --- Landscapes --- Ego erotism --- Erotism, Ego --- Narcism --- Egoism --- Psychology, Pathological --- Countryside --- Landscape --- Natural scenery --- Scenery --- Scenic landscapes --- Nature --- Social aspects --- History --- Psychological aspects --- United States --- Civilization

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"The first two chapters will consider the societies and governance of England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales in about 1450. Chapter one will focus on the workings of power and law, with particular emphasis on kings and their more powerful subjects. Chapter two will consider the economy--above all the relationship between landlords and peasants--together with the lower levels of government and the functioning of communities, concluding with a discussion of 'mental worlds', above all religion and the spirit world. Both chapters emphasise diversity, which derived from ethnic and linguistic differences and the fundamental contrast between highland and lowland societies. Highland regions tended to be sparsely populated, dependent primarily on pastoral farming, with few towns and limited trade. Lowland regions focused more on arable farming, with larger villages, significant towns, and more developed manufactures and trade. In social and cultural terms the most striking contrasts were those between Celtic and what I shall very crudely describe as 'feudal' societies and governments, England and Scotland, more especially Lowland Scotland. We shall consider the development of systems of law and Parliaments, which became the mechanisms through which kings could negotiate with their more powerful subjects, levy taxes and make laws. We shall also consider the ways in which 'feudalism' changed, in terms of the relationships between lord and peasant, between greater and lesser lords, and between lords and the king, concluding with a discussion of the supposedly degenerate 'bastard' feudalism found in England by the mid fifteenth century"--

Great Britain --- History --- History of the United Kingdom and Ireland --- anno 1500-1799 --- anno 1400-1499