{"product_id":"james-ii-and-wales-paperback","title":"James II and Wales - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStudies the unsuccessful rule of King James II in seventeenth-century Wales.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The reign of James II was a dramatic failure in Wales. He became King when Welsh loyalty to the crown and church was strong. However, his attacks on the church and his own adherents in Wales meant that loyalty to him quickly drained away. James's treatment of the Welsh gentry, lawyers, and politicians stimulated a spirit of opposition that strengthened as his Catholicizing policies became more strident. Clergy members were at the forefront of resistance to the King; Bishop William Lloyd of St Asaph became one of the conspirators who sought to overthrow James and replace him with William of Orange; and, when it came, the Revolution of 1688 was much more turbulent in Wales than in England. This comprehensive study of a ruined reign shows how opinion turned against James in Wales, providing an account of a neglected period in Welsh history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Gibson\u003c\/b\u003e is emeritus professor at Oxford Brookes University and a member of the Faculty of Theology at the University of Oxford. He has written widely on religion in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries and is a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 328\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 19, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48383454511353,"sku":"9781837723164","price":57.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/2eFMmvi1J69781837723164.webp?v=1778443631","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/james-ii-and-wales-paperback","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}