Plausibility check: James II invading England

After the "glorious revolution" James asked King Louis to give him an army to reclaim the english crown.

WI instead of ireland, it directly invaded england in a 1600s equivalent of operation sealion?
 
There would have to be a lot of troops crossing the Channel to make a direct assault on England work, troops that would have easily been recruited in Ireland due to the support base James has there, support which is almost non-existent in England.
 

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However if in fact he can make a push into England that could cause a two front war, with the Irish possibly forming an uprising in support of James' return to the throne
 
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