james ii

Assuming that James II manages to stay in power (get rid of William of Orange and that's it) and is succeeded by James III and Charles III, could the Anglican Church end up reuniting with Rome in the 18th century? (Let's assume so, after all that's what this Forum is about) What would this...

Hello all, So, yesterday was the Twelfth of July -- the anniversary of the Battle of the Boyne. I was wondering -- what would have happened if James II defeated William of Orange? I think it quite unlikely for James to retake England or Scotland -- he'd already been ousted by William, who had...

An Unexpected Prince June, 1688 James was happy, his dynasty was secure, and he knew that with his son having just been born, he could rest easy. Oh, he knew there were those who would grumble and plot, but as long as he kept true, God would make sure that they didn’t do anything too rash...

The idea of this thread is simple. James II has a slightly stronger backbone and never converts to Catholicism. I know this might be almost ASB, but he was stubborn when he should've been pliant - so let's extend this to his religion as well, he's friendly to Charles II, and Anne Hyde still...

Recently, there has been a thread about France invading England, and someone brought up this Nine Years' War battle. So, the question is: What if admiral Tourville had decided to capitalize on his success at the Battle of Beachy Head? Would James II be restored to the throne as a result of a...

I've noted that the What If subject of a successful Jacobite Restoration (for both the James 'the Old King' and 'Bonnie Prince Charlie') are a popular TL subject to do. I'm interesting in reading a complete (or an active current one), but which ones are the best? Specifically which ones have a...

Mary II's fertility was ruined by an illness contracted while she was pregnant with her first child in 1679. The child presumably miscarried, and although there were rumors of pregnancies until 1683, her inability to carry a child to term seemed like an inverted joke of her sister's Ceres-like...

So while reading King over the Water by Alice Shields and Andrew Lang, I came across a very interesting passage. Twice, in 1697 and apparently in 1700/1701, William III offered to adopt his brother-in-law the Prince of Wales as his heir, in exchange for undisturbed possession of the throne...