James II of England
1633 – 1701 English and Scottish King of England, Scotland and Ireland (James II)
Catholic king deposed in the Glorious Revolution.
- Religion
- Roman Catholic
- Affiliations
- House of Stuart; predates organized Freemasonry.
James II, an open Catholic, alarmed the Protestant establishment with his religious policies. In 1688 the Glorious Revolution drove him from the throne in favor of William and Mary. His attempts to regain power failed at the Battle of the Boyne.