JAMES II
(James II and VII)
It was considered frivolous and the betting that was engaged in detrimental to the social order.
James was then the Duke of York. James’ brother, Charles II, wore the crown and he later would be forced to flee to France by the Parliamentary forces . The Duke understated the degree to which the Parliamentary forces were prepared to go in the days which English historians call the English Interregnum.
James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II, and King of Scotland as James VII, from 6 February 1685 until he was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. He was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland; his reign is now remembered primarily for struggles over religious tolerance. However, it also involved the principles of absolutism and divine right of kings, and his deposition ended a century of political and civil strife by confirming the primacy of Parliament over the Crown.
