Between the ages of 27 and her death at 32, Queen Mary II navigated the line between her traditional duties (for the times) as wife to King William and regent overseeing the business of England when ...

Born in the reign of Charles II, her father the Duke of York was the King’s younger brother, and was deposed only three years after he came to the throne as James II because of his open ...

1604. England. Rebellious Puritans, establishment Anglicans and Roman Catholics are at each other’s throats. A new king fears his reign will combust in a powder keg of religious strife and anti ...

He went on to reign as King James II of England and Ireland and as James VII of Scotland from 1685 to 1688, when he was deposed by the Glorious Revolution.

The practice of Catholicism itself was illegal in England from 1559 to 1791, save for the three-year reign of the Catholic monarch James II (1686-88).

Subscribers may view the full text of this article in its original form through TimesMachine. PERHAPS the title of the volume, "The Adventures of King James II. of England," is a trifle misguiding.

How many King Williams have there been in England? Since England became a single, unified state in the 10th century, there have been four monarchs with the name William.

Queen Elizabeth II passed away Thursday after the longest reign of any British king or queen. Here are the top 10 longest-reigning monarchs of the British isles and what made their time on the ...

After James II deserted his post as king, Parliament sought to prevent a return of the turbulence—and Catholicism—that had accompanied his reign.

The new king of England will reign as King Charles III – a moniker he once reportedly considered rejecting to not be linked to the frought legacy of previous monarchs who ruled under the same ...

Scotland's History Articles James II, King of Scots 1437 – 1460 James became king in 1437 after the murder of his father. His minority years saw much bloodshed as rival factions vied to control ...

He went on to reign as King James II of England and Ireland and as James VII of Scotland from 1685 to 1688, when he was deposed by the Glorious Revolution.