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Callow (history, Lancaster U.) follows the last Stuart king through the quarter-century ebb and flow of fortune before he mounted the British throne in 1685 after the sudden and unexpected death of his brother Charles II. He finds that James' loyalty to his brother made him a valuable lieutenant, but that his harsh treatment of subjects destabilized English politics for a generation. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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James II has often been portrayed as one of British history's most hapless royal losers. His blatant favoritism toward his Cathloic subjects outraged the Protestant majority, leading to the Glorious Revolution and the final supremacy of Parliament. While his Jacobite (Latin for James) followers would fight on sporadically for decades, he ended his life in ignominious exile in France. Callow is a research associate in the history department at Lancaster University. In this revisionist history, he examines James' earlier successful career as governor of New York, governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, and viceroy of Scotland. While giving James his due, Callow makes it clear that his personal defects were evident even in those positions and those defects would doom his kingship. James is revealed as obstinate, petty, and tone-deaf to the demands of cordial relations with other power brokers and with his subjects. This well-researched, detailed work assumes a prior knowledge of the historical period; some general readers may get lost, but specialists should find this both informative and stimulating. Jay Freeman
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