# King James II — The History of Henry Esmond character guide

> King James II in The History of Henry Esmond by William Makepeace Thackeray.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** King James, the unfortunate King James, James the Third

**First appearance:** 0008-v-my-superiors-are-engaged-in-plots-for-the-restoration-of-king-james-ii

## Who they are

The deposed Catholic king whose restoration is plotted by Jacobites.

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