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Charles II
Charles II returns to England from Holland and is restored to the throne. -
Charles II
Charles is received into the Roman Catholic Church on his deathbed. -
James II
James succeeds his brother, Charles II. -
James II
James takes first measures to restore Catholicism in England, and sets up a standing army of 13,000 troops at Hounslow to overawe nearby London. -
James II
James, believing his Divine Right as King, issues the Declaration of Indulgence to suspend all laws against Catholics and Non-Conformists and repeal the 1673 Test Act. He seeks to promote his Catholic supporters in Parliament and purge Tories and Anglican clergy. -
James II
James abdicates and flees to exile in France. -
William & Mary
William and Mary become joint King and Queen. -
William & Mary
William offers the Scottish Highlanders a pardon for the Jacobite uprising if they sign allegiance him -
William & Mary
Death of Mary. William now rules alone. -
William & Mary
William dies after a riding accident. Stuarts in exile toast 'the gentleman in black velvet' in the belief that his horse stumbled on a mole hill.