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Buy Guinea James II (1685-1688) Stuart Coins

King James II was born in 1633, the second son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria. He became king in 1685 at the age of 51, after the death of his brother, King Charles II. James had a number of conflicts with Parliament, mainly surrounding religion – he was Catholic and attempted to reconvert the country back to Catholicism. After the birth of his son, James Francis Edward, the country was so worried that the baby would become the next Catholic king that a group of nobles appealed to James's Protestant daughter and son-in-law, Mary and William, to invade. When they did, King James II was forced to flee to France, leaving the throne for Mary and William. 

The monarchs of the House of Stuart were first kings of Scotland, then England and Ireland and eventually Great Britain. During the reigns of James VI and I (ruled 1603 to 1625) and Charles I (1625-1649) coinage was hammered. After the restoration of the monarchy and the return of Charles II (1660-1685), the older technique was superseded by machinery. This period encompasses the reigns of James II (1685-1688), the joint rule of Mary II and William III (1689-1694) his independent rule (1694-1702) and latterly that of Anne (1702-1714). During her reign the Acts of Union untied the kingdoms of England and Scotland into Great Britain, more than a century after the union of the crowns.

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