James+II



**James II, King of England, Scotland, Ireland~ Ruled 1685-1688 (3 countries)** __Country__- England, Ireland, Scotland

__Ascension__- succeeded his brother Charles II to the throne after he died in 1685

__Religion__- Roman Catholic

__Contibutions to Country__- Negative contributions- dismissed Parliament in 1685...Positive contributions- built up army to twenty thousand from nine thousand

__Personality__- Unreliable, very religious

__Claim to Fame__- Was overthrown by William & Mary of Orange, which is considered the Glorious Revolution...last Catholic monarch