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James II

Catholic king replaced by William of Orange in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.

Key facts

Catholic king replaced by William of Orange in the 1688 Glorious Revolution.
Defeated by William III at the Battle of the Boyne in Ireland, 1690; fled to France.

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