'James was a king tragically trapped by principle. Yet was it wise to attempt to change the national religion?'
The short reign of James II is generally seen as one of the most catastrophic in British history, ending in his exile after he unsuccessfully tried to convert England to Catholicism, a crisis that would haunt the monarchy for generations. Ultimately, David Womersley's biography shows, James was a man whose blindness to subtlety and political reality brought about his ruinous downfall.
- ISBN10 0141989858
- ISBN13 9780141989853
- Publish Date 4 July 2019 (first published 30 April 2015)
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint Penguin Books Ltd
- Format Paperback (US Mass Market)
- Pages 144
- Language English
- URL https://penguinrandomhouse.ca/books/isbn/9780141989853