James II - Golf should be taken down and must not be played.

Golf should be taken down and must not be played.

Context

It was considered frivolous and the betting that was engaged in detrimental to the social order.

Topics

Citations

James II, 1633-1701, King of England, Edict Banning Golf

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James II

Born: October 14, 1633
Died: September 16, 1701
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Biography

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.

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