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James II
King Charles II’s brother James, the Duke of York, divided territory seized from the Dutch in 1664 into the provinces of New York and New Jersey. He later became King James II of England, who ruled from 1685 to 1688.
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Ireland, Northern; United Kingdom; James II (of England); Colonial America, History of
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