On this day in 1685, the King James II had been on the throne for four months and five days. After the chaos and bloodshed of the Civil War, England wanted to try to stick to having a hereditary monarchy again, and not interrupt the line of succession. James had inherited the throne from his brother Charles, who had had plenty of children - the problem being that none of them were legitimate. Charles II However, there was a bit of a problem with James II. He was Catholic. In
