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A person who opposed the exclusion of James, Duke of York (later James II), from the succession to the thrones of England, Scotland, and Ireland on…
An anti-Whig, a Tory; a nickname given to opponents of the Exclusion Bill in 1680; its supporters, who claimed to be ‘true Protestants,’ being…
A supporter of James, Duke of York (1680), in his claim to succeed to the crown on the death of his brother, Charles II.