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| 1633 | Birth |  |
| 14th Oct London Birth of James II, son of Charles I & Henrietta Maria |
| 1634 | Peerage | |
| York Created the Duke of York |
| 1635 | Battle of Boyne | |
| 1st July Boyne James II is forced to flee to Dublin, his hopes of restoration ended |
| 1635 | Invasion of Ireland | |
| Louis XIV assists James II to land in Ireland & oppose William III |
| 1659 | Marriage | |
| London Signs a contract of marriage with Anne Hyde, their offspring the are 1st English heirs |
| 1660 | Lord High Admiral | |
| Appointed Lord High Admiral in charge of the Navy |
| 1660 | Marriage | |
| 3rd Sep Worcester Hse James II Marries Anne Hyde, daughter of Edward Hyde |
| 1665 | Battle of Lowestoft | |
| 13th June Lowestoft Commands from the flagship Royal Charles |
| 13th June Lowestoft Defeats the Dutch who lose 39 ships |
| 13th June Lowestoft Dutch losses should have been greater |
| 13th June Lowestoft James II loses command & is replaced by the Earl of Sandwich |
| 13th June Lowestoft Sinks the Dutch flagship killing the Dutch Commander |
| 1666 | Battle of Four Days Battle | |
| 6th June River Thames The English are defeated by the Dutch & French |
| 6th June River Thames The English lose 6,000 men killed, 8 ships sunk & 9 ships captured |
| 1671 | Death | |
| London James' wife Anne the Duchess of York dies |
| 1672 | Battle of Sole Bay | |
| 28th May Sole Bay De Ruyter forces the French to withdraw |
| 28th May Sole Bay The Duke of York is twice forced to abandon his flagship |
| 28th May Sole Bay The English are saved by reinforcements |
| 7th June Sole Bay Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael |
| 1672 | Sinking Prince | |
| 7th June Sole Bay Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael |
| 1672 | Sinking St Michael | |
| 7th June Sole Bay Suffers humiliating losses to de Ruyter, loses 2 flagships the Prince & St Michael |
| 1673 | Legislation | |
| James II is forced to surrender his public office as Admiral, as he will not take the oath |
| The intention of the Test Act is to exclude Catholics from public office |
| The Test Act requires Crown office holders to support the Anglican Church |
| 1673 | Marriage | |
| 30th Sep London Marries Mary of Medina, a Catholic, 15 yr old called "daughter of the Pope" |
| Nov London Londoners form a hostile reception, the Lord Mayor declines to welcome her |
| 1673 | Reform | |
| London The Test Act requires Crown office holders to support the Anglican Church |
| 1673 | Resignation | |
| London Refuses to take communion in the Church of England in accordance to the Test Acts |
| 1678 | Legislation | |
| A 2nd Test Act is passed requiring all members of the Houses of Commons & Lords to swear an oath |
| 1678 | Plot | |
| Nov London A fabricated Popish plot causes anti-catholic reprisals on the the streets of London |
| 1679 | Exile of James II | |
| Brussells Forced into exile after the Popish Plot, awy from England for 2 years |
| 1679 | Parliament | |
| London Parliament dissolves before the 1st Act of Succession is passed |
| 1679 | Reform | |
| 1st of 3 Exclusion Bills from the Country Party to exclude James from the succession |
| 1679 | Succession | |
| 2nd Sep London Assured by the Mayor of London that if the King dies he will succeed |
| 1680 | Reform | |
| The 2nd Exclusion Bill is rejected by the Lords |
| The 2nd of 3 Exclususion Bills by the Country Party exclude James from succession |
| 1681 | Parliament | |
| Oxford Exclusion Bill, 3rd of 3 bills introduced in the Oxford Parliament to exclude James |
| 1681 | Reform | |
| Oxford Exclusion Bill, 3rd of 3 bills introduced in the Oxford Parliament to exclude James |
| 1685 | Coronation | |
| 23rd April Westminster Abbey Crowned alongside Mary of Modena, using Anglican rights in Westminster Abbey |
| 1685 | Reform | |
| 14th April Fails to persuade Parliament to repeal the 1673 Test Act |
| 1685 | Succession | |
| 6th Feb London Succeeds as King of England & Ireland, 2nd son of Charles I |
| 1687 | Declaration of Indulgence | |
| 14th April Issues the Declaration of Indulgence, grants toleration to Catholics & non-conformists |
| 1687 | Legislation | |
| 14th April Fails to persuade Parliament to repeal the 1673 Test Act |
| 1687 | Reform | |
| 14th April London Fails to persuade Parliament to repeal the 1673 Test Act |
| 1688 | Arrest | |
| 12th Dec London Detained by magistrates at Faversham while attempting to reach France |
| 1688 | Birth | |
| April London Birth of a son to James II, Anne had no heirs so a Catholic succession continues |
| 1688 | Declaration of Indulgence | |
| The Archbishop of Canterbury & 6 Bishops petition the King to withdraw the Declaration |
| London The Archbishop of Canterbury & 6 Bishops petition the King to withdraw the Declaration |
| 1688 | Exile | |
| Dec Kent James tries to escape from London but is caught by Kent fishermen & returned to London |
| 1688 | Exile of James II | |
| St Germain William III allows James II to escape to France where he lives in exile at St Germain |
| 1688 | Reform | |
| May Requests Anglican clergy read the 2nd Declaration of Indulgence to their congregations |
| 1688 | Succession | |
| London Seven of the leading men in England invite William of Orange to claim the throne |
| 22nd Dec London First day of the interregnum |
| 1688 | Trial | |
| London James tries the Archbishop of Canterbury but public pressure leads to their acquittal |
| 1689 | Battle of Dunkeld | |
| 21st Aug Dunkeld The Jacobite rising is checked at Dunkeld on its way to Perth |
| 1689 | Siege of Londonerry | |
| 1st Aug Londonerry A 15 week siege of Londonerry by James II's Irish-French army ends in failure |
| 1689 | Succession | |
| Mar Lands in Ireland with the support of Louis XIV |
| 3rd April Dublin Acknowledged King by an Irish Parliament |
| 3rd April London Succeeds as King of England |
| 1690 | Battle of Beachy Head | |
| 30th June Beachy Head The English are defeated by a French force sailing to London to support the Jacobites |
| 10th July Beachy Head James II retaliates to the defeat at Beachy Head by amassing an army to invade France |
| 1690 | Battle of Boyne | |
| 1st July Boyne James II is finally defeated by William III |
| 1st July Boyne James II is forced into exile in France |
| 1690 | Exile | |
| 11th July Kinsale Forced to embark for France from Kinsale after defeat at the battle of the Boyne |
| 1690 | Invasion of France | |
| 10th July Beachy Head James II retaliates to the defeat at Beachy Head by amassing an army to invade France |
| 1690 | Invasion of Ireland | |
| 3rd April Dublin James II arrives at Dublin |
| 3rd April Kinsale James II lands at Kinsale |
| 1701 | Death | |
| 16th Sep St Germain Death of James II, cerebral haemorrhage |
| 1701 | Succession | |
| The Act of Settlement excludes James II & his descendants from the throne |
| 16th Sep Succeeded as the Pretender to the English throne by James Edward, "the Old Pretender" |
