HISTORY
ABSOLUTISM AND REVOLUTION
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Question
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Challenged William of Orange to a duel.
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Led the English Army in to the Great Battle of the Glorious Revolution against William of Orange
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Fled to France
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Resigned as King, and retired in Spain
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Detailed explanation-1: -James II, shocked by the desertion of many of his military officers and of his own daughters to William’s side, was so disheartened that he tried to flee to France-only to be discovered and returned to London.
Detailed explanation-2: -He resolved to flee to France to preserve his and his son’s right to the throne and (hopefully) regain his crown with Louis XIV’s help. James’s experiences in 1688 did much to shape his behaviour in exile.
Detailed explanation-3: -He fled specifically to France because France was a Catholic country and his cousin, Louis XIV was the King of France, who welcomed him and gave him a palace and a pension.
Detailed explanation-4: -This letter was signed by seven English noblemen known as the ‘Immortal Seven’ who invited William of Orange to be King of England to depose King James II (1685-88).
Detailed explanation-5: -He attempted to flee to France but was intercepted in Kent; 12 days later, on December 23, he was allowed to escape. On February 12, 1689, the Convention Parliament declared that James had abdicated and the next day offered the crown to William and Mary.