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Exclusion (1679-81 context)

Attempt to bar James, Duke of York from succession

Whigs (Exclusion Crisis)

Political group supporting Exclusion of Duke of York

Tories (Exclusion Crisis)

Group supporting hereditary succession & James's right

Danby Affair (Dec 1678)

Montague revealed Danby's secret subsidy treaty with Louis XIV

First Exclusion Parliament dates

March-May 1679

2nd Exclusion Parliament - Bill outcome

Passed Commons, rejected by Lords 63-30

3rd Exclusion Parliament location

Oxford, March 1681

Duke of Monmouth - succession problem

Charles's eldest son, Protestant but illegitimate

Mary (James's daughter) - succession issue

Protestant but married to William of Orange (continental risk)

Main obstacle to successful Exclusion

No suitable alternative candidate to replace James

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From Crisis to War, 1640–42

The Military Struggle, 1643–46

Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49

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Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

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Charles I: Personal Rule and Political Breakdown, 1629–40

From Crisis to War, 1640–42

The Military Struggle, 1643–46

Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49

The Interregnum, 1649–60

The Protectorate and Its Problems, 1654–58

Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

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Kings and Parliaments, 1603–29

Charles I: Personal Rule and Political Breakdown, 1629–40

From Crisis to War, 1640–42

The Military Struggle, 1643–46

Radicalism and Regicide, 1646–49

The Interregnum, 1649–60

The Protectorate and Its Problems, 1654–58

Restoration and Intrigue, 1660–78

Crisis and Revolution, 1678–89

Revolution and War, 1689–1702

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