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James II and VII was the last Catholic monarch to reign over the Kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland. Members of Britain's political and religious elite increasingly opposed him for being pro-French and pro-Catholic, and for his designs on becoming an absolute monarch. When he produced a Catholic heir leading nobles called on William III of Orange (his son-in-law and nephew) to land an invasion army from the Netherlands. James fled England in the Glorious Revolution of 1688 being replaced by William of Orange as William III, ruling jointly with his wife (James's daughter) Mary II. James made an attempt to recover his crowns, landing in Ireland in 1689 but was defeated by William's forces at the Battle of the Boyne in the summer of 1690.
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
London
Title
James II (1633–1701)
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 214 x W 150 cm
Accession number
806
Work type
Painting
The Royal Hospital Chelsea
Royal Hospital Road, London, Greater London SW3 4SR England
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