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The correct answer is (b). James II was the ruler of England at the time of the Glorious Revolution of 1688.<\/p>\n
James II was the second son of Charles I and Henrietta Maria of France. He was born in 1633 and became king of England, Scotland, and Ireland in 1685 upon the death of his brother, Charles II.<\/p>\n
James II was a Catholic, and his attempts to promote Catholicism in England led to a great deal of opposition. In 1688, a group of Protestant nobles invited William of Orange, the Stadholder of the Netherlands, to invade England. William landed in England with an army and James II fled to France.<\/p>\n
William and Mary were crowned king and queen of England in 1689. The Glorious Revolution established the principle that the English monarch must be a Protestant.<\/p>\n
(a) James I was the king of England from 1603 to 1625. He was the first Stuart king of England.<\/p>\n
(c) Charles I was the king of England from 1625 to 1649. He was executed during the English Civil War.<\/p>\n
(d) Charles II was the king of England from 1660 to 1685. He was the son of Charles I.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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