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From Wikipedia (Battle of Lowestoft)

The Dutch flagship Eendracht duelled Royal Charles. James was nearly killed by a Dutch chain-shot decapitating several of his courtiers, among them a certain Lord Falmouth who was not very high thought of, prompting the "poet of state affairs" (probably Andrew Marvell using the name of John Denham) to later declare: "His shatterd' head the fearless duke disdains, and gave the last first proof that he had brains".

So what if the Duke of York dies a war hero and never stands to inherit the throne?

Both his daughters are alive (albeit only a few years old at this point) so presumably Mary will succeed Charles II at a young age with a regent. Either way, we avoid the problem of Catholic inheritance and the ensuing Glorious Revolution.

What happens in this England (and Scotland, and Ireland)?
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