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Lost in a Rhyme The Heir of King James II
By Holley Wilkes
Lost in a Rhyme The Heir of King James II
By Holley Wilkes
Rumors were hushed after the birth of a
son of King James II of England, Scotland
and Ireland. Supposedly born by his wife
Mary of Modena, the baby was believed
not to be of Royal blood. It is reported that
on many tragic occasions Mary reported
to miscarry, on this fact it was based that
the child had been smuggled into the
birthing room. The birth evoked fear in
parliament who strongly opposed Catholic
ruling, causing struggle for the crown
referred to as the treetop.
When eventually the English
Parliament caught wind of this child,
threatening blows of fear were felt
with the thought of a Catholic heir.
The cradle refers to the Royal House
of Stuart James’s blood line, which
will later feel shaken and rocked
after the news that the Netherlands was
bringing James’s nephew and son in
law, William III of England, who would be
invited to take the throne by Parliament.
When an invasion army came from
the Netherlands the King fled in the
‘Glorious Revolution’. The brough refers
to the king as he is the most important
branch of the Stuart family tree, when
fleeing he breaks the natural
succession. Mary cradled her baby
and fled with James from England. Which
will leave daughter Mary II to reign
with William III both Protestant religion,
heralding the fall of the Catholic ruler.
The imminent downward fall of the House
of Stuart tumbles with the King fleeing,
through this act he abdicates the throne
to William III. Destroying natural succession
which would have passed to his fast
growing up baby. Laying in his cradle
not knowing he was the reason his father
lost his throne, the story later tells of his
father’s attempt to reclaim the crown. His
efforts thwarted at the ‘Battle of the Boyne’
and the song of Lillibullero was said to
have sung him out of all three Kingdoms.
I felt the truth and blood in nursery rhymes would intrigue you reader. Origins and theories are written in history about royal plots, battle truths and religion. Such innocent characters in children’s rhymes uncovered, but in the end it’s your choice what you choose to believe, I am merely stating my findings...