Court of James II of England

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The Court of James II of England was the royal household and political center surrounding King James II during his reign from 1685 to 1688, marked by intense religious conflict, efforts to restore Catholic influence, and the events leading up to the Glorious Revolution.

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Court of James II of England canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political center
royal court
alsoMetAt Hampton Court Palace
St James's Palace
associatedWithMonarch James II of England
causeOfChange overthrow of James II in 1688
conflictWith Anglican political establishment
English Parliament
country Kingdom of England
dissolutionReason flight of James II to France
employedBy James II of England
endTime 1688
followedBy Court of William III and Mary II
ideology support for royal prerogative
toleration for Catholics
includedInstitution Household of James II of England
Privy Council of England
linked to: Privy Council
includedOffice Lord Chamberlain
Lord Steward
Lord Treasurer
linked to: Lord High Treasurer

Master of the Horse
Secretary of State
influencedBy French court of Louis XIV
linked to: Court of Louis XIV
languageUsed English
French
linkedEvent Bloody Assizes
Declaration of Indulgence (1687)
Glorious Revolution
Monmouth Rebellion
Trial of the Seven Bishops
locatedInPeriod Restoration period
Stuart era
linked to: Stuart period
notableFor attempts to restore Catholic influence in England
central role in events leading to the Glorious Revolution
religious conflict between Catholics and Protestants
notableMember Edward Petre
George Jeffreys, 1st Baron Jeffreys
Henry Hyde, 2nd Earl of Clarendon
James, Duke of York (later James II) as monarch
linked to: James II of England

John Churchill, later Duke of Marlborough
Lawrence Hyde, 1st Earl of Rochester
Louis de Duras, 2nd Earl of Feversham
Mary of Modena
Richard Talbot, 1st Earl of Tyrconnell
Robert Spencer, 2nd Earl of Sunderland
politicalRole center of royal decision-making
instrument of royal absolutist policies
predecessor Court of Charles II of England
primarySeat Whitehall Palace
linked to: Palace of Whitehall
religiousOrientation pro-Catholic
residenceOf James II of England
socialFunction center of aristocratic patronage
stage for factional politics
startTime 1685

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Charlotte Lee, Countess of Lichfield court Court of James II of England