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'''James Stuart''', also known as the '''Old Pretender''', was the son of the former [[James II|King James II and James VII of Scotland]] and [[Queen]] [[Mary of Modena]]. During the latter part of his father's reign, he was the [[Prince of Wales]] and the first in line to the [[England|English]] and [[Scotland|Scottish]] thrones. | '''James Stuart''', also known as the '''Old Pretender''', was the son of the former [[James II|King James II and James VII of Scotland]] and [[Queen]] [[Mary of Modena]]. During the latter part of his father's reign, he was the [[Prince of Wales]] and the first in line to the [[England|English]] and [[Scotland|Scottish]] thrones. | ||
He was born in [[1688]]. There was a rumour that he had been smuggled into his mother's bedchamber in a warming pan and therefore had no right to the throne. | He was born in [[1688]]. There was a rumour that he had been smuggled into his [[Mary of Modena|mother]]'s bedchamber in a warming pan and therefore had no right to the throne. | ||
Shortly before James II was overthrown by his daughter [[Mary II|Mary]] and her husband [[William of Orange]] in the [[Glorious Revolution]] in [[November]] 1688, he and his mother went into exile in [[France]]. The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] helped her to evade from a mob of [[Protestant]] supporters of William. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | Shortly before James II was overthrown by his daughter [[Mary II|Mary]] and her husband [[William of Orange]] in the [[Glorious Revolution]] in [[November]] 1688, he and his mother went into exile in [[France]]. The [[Second Doctor]], [[Jamie McCrimmon]] and [[Zoe Heriot]] helped her to evade from a mob of [[Protestant]] supporters of William. ([[AUDIO]]: ''[[The Glorious Revolution (audio story)|The Glorious Revolution]]'') | ||
