The Story of Glencoe, and Other Poems (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The Story of Glencoe, and Other PoemsCharles II. Died February 6, 1685. His brother, the Duke of York, ascended the throne as James II. Of England and James VII. Of Scotland.Mary, daughter of James, was married to William, Prince of Orange, who thus became joint heirs to the English and Scot tish thrones, unless a son should be born to James. James was zealous for the re-establishment of the Roman Catholic faith, and was in communication with the Vatican with that object in View.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.