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Flight of King James II to France, 1688
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Flight of King James II to France, 1688

anonymous · 1689 · etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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The flight of the English King James II from Rochester to France, 2 January 1689. The king rows in a skiff to the ship that will take him to France.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printJames II (koning van Engeland)Rochester (Kent)Vlucht van Jacobus II
Credit lineVlucht van koning Jacobus II naar Frankrijk, 1688. 1689. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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