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Chapter 3.4: “On 11 April 1689, the Parliament of Scotland declared James to have forfeited the throne of Scotland as well.” If this sentence refers to the same event mentioned in the introduction of the article, the declaration was issued by the Convention, not exactly Parliament. Is that correct or was there a separate declaration by Parliament as well?—Oudeístalk05:52, 6 December 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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James II of England → James VII and II – He was not only the king of England. He was also the king of Scotland and Ireland. James VII and II is both more accurate than the current title and also completely unambiguous, so you can get rid of the territorial designation that only refers to one of his realms, since there was only one James VII and II. The Scottish number should go first for consistency with James VI and I. DieOuTransvaal (talk) 23:25, 15 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Comment - I can understand why you've nominated this page for renaming. All the monarch bios are extremely inconsistent in how they're named. The "Name # of country" style was disregarded, thus bringing about the inconsistencies. GoodDay (talk) 15:16, 17 February 2024 (UTC)[reply]
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I find it strange that this article makes no mention of James' active service as an admiral in the navy. He was standing alongside three courtiers who had their heads taken off by a chain shot at the Battle of Lowestoft, spattering the Duke of York (as he then was) with blood and brains. At the Battle of Solebay, HMS Prince was surrounded by Dutch ships and other British warships could not get close to give assistance as the winds were virtually calm. In this desperate position, James went up and down the ship encouraging the men. The captain of Prince was killed a short distance away from James, as were other's in James' entourage. The main topmast was taken out by a Dutch cannon ball, making the ship uncontrollable. She was towed away from the enemy by her boats and James transferred to St Michael and returned to the battle, becoming heavily engaged, having to transfer his flag for a second time later in the battle.
The way the article reads, one could get the impression that James carried out his activities as an admiral from the safety of a desk in Whitehall. This is obviously a substantial misrepresentation of his role.
The sources I have used in making these comments are Davies, J. D. (2017). Kings of the Sea: Charles II, James II and the Royal Navy. Barnsley: Seaforth Publishing. ISBN978-1-84832-400-8., particularly pg 192 – but the whole book is relevant – and Journals and Narratives of the Third Dutch War, Navy Records Society, Vol 86 (1946), R.C. Anderson (ed.), the journals of John Narborough. I appreciate the latter is a primary source, but plenty of other histories are available. ThoughtIdRetiredTIR22:25, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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