List of deserters from James II to William of Orange

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This is a list of the members of the British nobility and gentry, who in 1688 deserted King James II and pledged their allegiances to Prince William of Orange, as the events of the Glorious Revolution unfolded.

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  1. ↑ Macaulay, Thomas Babington (1878). "Chapter IX". The History of England from the Accession of James II. Vol. II. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott. p. 397. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
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