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I know, I'm fond of asking questions about what the impact of altering certain circumstances in the late Stuart period would be. And I apologize for redundancy, if this has been done before. My question is, what would have happened had Mary II of William and Mary fame, had been born male? How would the presence of the son of the Duke of York effect politics during the reign of Charles II? Presumably, this individual would have been raised to be protestant, or am I wrong in assuming that? Would his presence lead to a more successful effort to have James II barred from the succession during the late period of Charles II's reign? Or conversely, would the presence of a male, Protestant, heir apparent have served to ease the tensions that led to James II's overthrow? And what other potential consequences of this circumstance?
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