One of the little ironies of William's deposing James II was that originally, English Puritans feared Charles' I marriage to Henrietta was-- https://twitter.com/kantbot2000/status/831291162052935683 …
...Henrietta's advisors were telling her the King should give the Puritans whatever religious concession they wanted.
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(So much for JOG. Short memories: Henrietta's dad had been the leader of French Prots for 40 yrs! They were hommes politiques)
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As a result of the Civil War, Henrietta Maria and her children fled to France, where she started trying to convert James.
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James was famous for bad choices, including promising to marry a hot commoner. He meant well, at least
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