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Why did James II lose his throne?
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... Why did James II lose his throne? James II started his reign in probably the strongest position of any Stuart monarch, yet in a few years he had abdicated and his son-in-law William of Orange had assumed the throne. There are many factors to consider when looking at James' reign, not all problems were down to the incompetence of the last Stuart King, William contributed greatly to James' downfall, but there were also other forces outside either of their control. James' position in 1685 was excellent, Parliament had let him collect taxes without any sanctions, and none of the gentry had joined Monmouth's revolt against him. However, he obviously must have done something wrong to end up losing his throne, the English people did not want to have to get rid of another king, the civil war was still fresh in their minds. James had two major flaws; he was a catholic
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