ards the end of last year (1688) the wife of King James VII and II gave birth to a son. This brought home... William of Orange, to come to England and replace James as King((technically they invited his daughter to... hen it became clear that William was still coming James threw the Great Seal of England into the Thames a... liament declared that this was evidence that King James II had abdicated and that William was now King of
[wiki>1689]] of whether [[:rules:clwg:1689:people:James|King James VII]] should be replaced by his son in law [[:rules:clwg:1689:people:Orange|Prince William of... favour of your chosen candidate for King, whether James or William.
===== Historical Background =====
... 89((New Style))
* [[:rules:clwg:1689:convention:JamesVII|Letter to the Convention from King James VII]]
tation =====
* Dundee is fiercely loyal to King James VII.
* Known as 'Bluidy Claverhouse' to many f... d returned to Scotland. William wrote a letter to James, Duke of York (later James VII), who was both his uncle and father-in-law, recommending James Graham as a soldier.
Graham was appointed captai
S1161).
Forasmuch as there is a letter from King James the Seventh presented to the meeting of the Estat... Baillie of Lamingtoun; David Boyl; H. Mcguffock; James Foulis; James Montgomery; Blair of that Ilk; Da. Erskine Dun; Jo. Maxwel; Ar. Cockburn; Jo. Dempster; J.... urray; Ja. Ogilvie; Jo. Dalrymple; Hugh Kennedry; James Smith; John Moor; Ar. Ged; Alexander Spitle; Alex
f of the Army //**[1]**//
* [[Balcarres]], King James's commissioner for civil affairs in Scotland //**... //
* [[Melfort]], Secretary of State (with King James), widely hated Roman Catholic, brother of Drummon... in 1685 for his part in an uprising against King James VII)) //**[2]**//
===== Uncommitted =====
* [[Atholl]], King James's High Commissioner when the Convention last met
ut the Highland campaign of Viscount Dundee, King James VII's second in command of the Army of Scotland i... appy with the Scots Parliament's declaration that James VII had forfeited his Crown Viscount Dundee retur... ee Law where he raised the royal standard of King James VII and declared war on the Parliament.
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====== Letter of King James VII to the Scottish Convention ======
March 1, 1689
[[:rules:clwg:1689:people:James|King James VII]] wrote this letter while he was aboard the St Michael on the way to Ireland. It was alle
hen his father supported an uprising against King James VII in 1685.
===== Religion =====
* Church of... , 9th Earl of Argyll and Mary Stuart, daughter of James Stuart, 4th Earl of Moray, Campbell sought to recover his father's estates (by moving into King James VII's favour). However, after failing to do so, h
ers will be tracked using playing cards. Red for James, Black for William. The value of the card being t... ct the outcome if a vote is called to depose King James VII. What it represents is how those NPCs appear
e tallied as follows:
* red cards vote for King James
* black cards vote for Prince William
* Cards... ort (outside) lane would provide 5 votes for King James and 2 for Prince William)
* Players vote as the
pted by the [[wiki>Parliament of England]] when [[James I of England|James VI]] ascended to the English throne. It was believed that the universities were affec
