James II and Wales (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781837723164)

Vendor: William Gibson
Product type: Books
Format: Paperback
$32.00
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James II and Wales

$32.00

James II and Wales

$32.00
Format: Paperback
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Studies the unsuccessful rule of King James II in seventeenth-century Wales.

The reign of James II was a dramatic failure in Wales. He became King when Welsh loyalty to the crown and church was strong. However, his attacks on the church and his own adherents in Wales meant that loyalty to him quickly drained away. James's treatment of the Welsh gentry, lawyers, and politicians stimulated a spirit of opposition that strengthened as his Catholicizing policies became more strident. Clergy members were at the forefront of resistance to the King; Bishop William Lloyd of St Asaph became one of the conspirators who sought to overthrow James and replace him with William of Orange; and, when it came, the Revolution of 1688 was much more turbulent in Wales than in England. This comprehensive study of a ruined reign shows how opinion turned against James in Wales, providing an account of a neglected period in Welsh history.

Author: William Gibson
ISBN-10: 1837723168
ISBN-13: 9781837723164
Publisher: University of Wales Press
Language: English
Published: 03/19/2026
Pages: 328
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
By William Gibson
By William Gibson
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William Gibson is emeritus professor at Oxford Brookes University and a member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford. He has written widely on religion in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.

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