OveShards of a Broken Crown - Ther Extension of Religious Monarchy
In 1688 James II, who had been king of England until this point, fled as William of Orange and his army entered London. William had been invited by a delegation of Whigs and Tories to usurp James and was welcomed openly by the citizenry and clergy upon his arrival. James had taken the crown only three years before, but through his own attempts to bring power to the Roman Catholics in a country that was dominantly protestant, he brought to reality the two worst fears of the English people: absolutism and an attempt to convert the populous. James could have kept the throne had he only wanted religious and political equality and freedom for the Roman Catholics, but he attacked the livelihood of the Church of England at every level and made no concessions or compromises until his demise. Before James ascension to the throne the Whigs had attempted to legally stop him from being Charles II's heir. They did this because of James openly and ardently catholic nature. The people of England ...