The reign of James must be regarded as mainly taken up with the
attempt of the King to rule independently of Parliament and of law,
and, apparently, he sought to restore the Roman Catholic faith as the
Established Church of England.
Monmouth's rebellion, though without real justification, since he
could not legitimately claim the crown, was a forerunner of that
memorable Revolution which invited William of Orange to come to the
support of Parliament, and which placed a Protestant King and Queen on
the throne.