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James II and Louis XIV and their allies portrayed as inmates of a lunatic asylum. Etching by R. de Hooghe, 1688.

King Louis XIV receives an enema while sitting on a globe of the earth, thus besmearing it with ordure; around him, chaos reigns; symbolising the events following the Protestant rebellions of 1674 including the flight of the royal family from England in 1689. Engraving by R. de Hooghe, c. 1689.

Twenty kings and queens of England. Engraving by J.W. Cook, 1825.

Charles Prince of Wales, James Duke of York and Princess Mary, children of King Charles I. Engraving by R. Strange after A. Van Dyck, ca. 1760.

King Louis XIV in bed, having been told that the rumour of King William III's death was untrue, is treated by physicians and surgeons representing different nations. Etching by P. Bouttats., c. 1690.

King Charles II landing in Dover in 1660. Engraving by W. Sharp after B. West.

William of Orange attacks Louis XIV and James II, who are riding on an ass; Father Petre, confessor to the queen of England, rides on a lobster with the infant Old Pretender; Cardinal Faustenburg falls off a tortoise. Mezzotint by P. Schenck, c. 1689.

The sickly Stuarts : the medical downfall of a dynasty / Frederick Holmes.

Queen Mary II. Engraving by B. Cole, 17--.

King James II. Mezzotint by J. Munnikhuysen, 168- (?).

The travels and memoirs / The former [now first published] exhibiting a view of the governments and society in the principal states of Europe during the time of Cromwell's usurpation ... with anecdotes ... of the courts of Charles II and James II.

Diary of the times of Charles the Second / by the Honourable Henry Sidney, (afterwards earl of Romney) including his correspondence with the Countess of Sunderland and other[s] distinguished persons at the English court; To which are added, letters illustrative of the times of James II and William III. Edited, with notes, by R.W. Blencowe.

His most sacred Majesties, and his most Honourable Privy Councils letters, relating to the College of Physicians : As likewise, a short account of the institution, use and privileges of that royal foundation. By His Majesties special command.

His Most Sacred Majesties and His Most Honourable Privy Councils letters relating to the College of Physicians : as likewise, a short account of the institution, use and privileges of that royal foundation.

Anno regni Jacobi II. Regis Angliæ, Scotiæ, Franciæ, & Hiberniæ, Primo / At the Parliament begun at Westminster the nineteenth day of May, Anno Dom. 1685. in the first year of the reign of ... Lord James, by the Grace of God, of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, &c.

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James II, King of England, 1633-1701

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His most sacred Majesties, and his most Honourable Privy Councils letters, relating to the College of Physicians : As likewise, a short account of the institution, use and privileges of that royal foundation. By His Majesties special command.

His most sacred Majesties, and his most Honourable Privy Councils letters, relating to the College of Physicians : As likewise, a short account of the institution, use and privileges of that royal foundation. By His Majesties special command.

His Most Sacred Majesties and His Most Honourable Privy Councils letters relating to the College of Physicians : as likewise, a short account of the institution, use and privileges of that royal foundation.