{"product_id":"dent-scratch-james-ii","title":"DENT \u0026 SCRATCH James II","description":"\u003ch4 data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eHardback | 264 pp.\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003ch4 data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eA re-typeset premium edition of Belloc's classic text\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eIn the twilight of the Restoration, the last king of England’s ancient monarchy inherited a throne which had been weakened by his brother’s work of saving it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eHonourable and determined, but blighted by poor judgement and \u003cspan\u003enaivety\u003c\/span\u003e, James II faced insuperable odds against the money power.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eWhen the king became a Catholic and moved for toleration his fate was sealed: the press circulated libel, and the House of Orange was invited to supplant him. William, his son-in-law, launched a Dutch invasion, and the nation’s dynasty was finally usurped.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-rte-preserve-empty=\"true\" class=\"preFade fadeIn\"\u003eMaster historian Hilaire Belloc paints a portrait of the tragic, rigid monarch whose conversion to the Catholic faith was the final nail in English kingship. A great admiral who completed the Stuart project of the Royal Navy, James should have been confirmed a hero but instead was doomed to exile while the realm was set onto a new, inglorious course.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Mysterium Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42979273900130,"sku":null,"price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0566\/1353\/5842\/files\/jamesii_665ab1e7-2c10-41a9-89a7-b7bbdf0d48fd.jpg?v=1780145347","url":"https:\/\/osjustipress.com\/products\/dent-scratch-james-ii","provider":"Os Justi Press","version":"1.0","type":"link"}