I am James II of England, I was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from the death of my elder brother, Charles II, on 6 February 1685. I was deposed in the Glorious Revolution of 1688. I was the last Catholic monarch of England, Scotland, and Ireland. My reign is now remembered primarily for conflicts over religious tolerance, but it also involved struggles over the principles of absolutism and the divine right of kings. My deposition ended a century of political and civil strife in England by confirming the primacy of the English Parliament over the Crown.