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title: James II of England as Commander of the Army
author: Benedetto Gennari II
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/16309/james-ii-of-england-as-commander-of-the-army/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 2022-09-16
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# James II of England as Commander of the Army
_Authored by Benedetto Gennari II_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/16309.png)
## Image Caption
A c. 1685 portrait of [James II of England](https://www.worldhistory.org/James_II_of_England/) (r. 1685-1688) wearing his uniform as commander of the army. James reigned briefly as the king of [England](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/england/), [Scotland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Scotland/), and [Ireland](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Ireland/) until he was deposed by the [Glorious Revolution](https://www.worldhistory.org/Glorious_Revolution/) of November 1688.
National Army Museum, London.
## Cite This Work
### APA
II, B. G. (2022, August 29). James II of England as Commander of the Army. *World History Encyclopedia*.
### Chicago
II, Benedetto Gennari. "James II of England as Commander of the Army." *World History Encyclopedia*, August 29, 2022. .
### MLA
II, Benedetto Gennari. "James II of England as Commander of the Army." *World History Encyclopedia*, 29 Aug 2022, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_II_(1685).jpg) by [**Benedetto Gennari II**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:James_II_(1685).jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 29 August 2022. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.