OCR GCSE History A · J410
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A supporter of the claim of the exiled Stuart dynasty to the throne, against the monarchs who ruled after James VII and II lost power in 1688.
Revise: The Jacobite Wars and RepressionThe Jacobites wanted to restore the exiled Stuart dynasty to the throne. Their name came from James VII of Scotland and II of England, who fled to France in 1688. Parliament accepted William and Mary as monarchs instead.
- Revise: The English Successions and the Settlement of Ireland
A supporter of James II or his descendants and their claim to recover the throne. The name comes from Jacobus, the Latin form of James.
- Revise: The Union with Scotland and the Jacobite Rebellions