Did we all know Ireland is overthrowing a king today?

King James II was the last Catholic monarch - and he died over 300 years ago.

Thu, 23 Apr, 2015 - 11:13

Ciara Flaherty

Ireland is to overthrow King James II, today - over 300 years after his death.

In what is likely to be one of the more peaceful overthrowings of a monarch, an order from 1685 proclaiming James to be King of Ireland is being abolished in the Dáil later today.

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