[31]: Genealogy of some of the descendants of Charles I.:—
| Charles I. 1625-1649 | = | Henrietta Maria | |||||||||||||||||
| Charles II. 1660-1685 | Mary | = | William II. (Prince of Orange) | Anne Hyde | = | James II. (Duke of York) King of Great Britain and Ireland | = | Mary of Modena | |||||||||||
| William III. (Prince of Orange) King of Gt. Britain and Ireland 1689-1702 | = | Mary Queen of Gt. Britain and Ireland 1689-1694 | Anne Queen of Gt. Britain and Ireland 1702-1714 | Maria Clementina Sobieski | = | James Francis Edward (The Old Pretender) | |||||||||||||
| Louisa Princess of Stolberg | = | Charles Edward Louis Philip Casimir (The Young Pretender) | Henry Benedict Marie Clement (Duke of York and Cardinal) | ||||||||||||||||
[32]: By the Test Act of 1673 offices only were closed to the Catholics (see p. [607]); the oath of supremacy, which had to be taken by every member of the House of Commons, being held sufficient to exclude them from that Assembly. Peers might sit in the House of Lords without taking the oath.
[33]: Scott's Old Mortality is founded on these events.
[34]: Because the interviews took place in the king's closet, or private room.