In your Davos III Chapter Analysis why do you refer to James II’s son as James III even though as far as I’m aware he’s never been considered such by English history? I’ve only ever heard him referred to by hiss full name as he was never an actual King of England and Ireland.

hedrigal:

racefortheironthrone:

Well, he certainly claimed the title as did the Jacobites who followed him, but I mostly used that title to make it clear that James III folllowed the claim of James II. 

Jacobite.

To be honest, I can’t think of a member of the Jacobite line who wasn’t feckless and incompetent, and they were generally undeserving of the loyalty showed to them by their followers. Then again, the Hanoverians were just as bad. I’m Team Smallfolk. 

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