James II., Adventures. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. Skip to content Skip to site index ... PERHAPS the title of the volume, "The Adventures of King James II. of England," is a trifle misguiding.

The equal rulers returned England to Protestant rule and began a new era of ... William and Mary had a relatively short reign, ... Her father, a devout Catholic, later took the throne as James II.

In England, King Henry VIII ... 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).

Queen Elizabeth II died Thursday after a 70 year reign as the monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland. She was 96. She succeeded her father, George VI at the age of 25 ...

A 'RARE' and 'historically significant' James II hammered silver groat coin is for sale for almost £,1500 in Ledbury. The coin from the Stuart and Commonwealth period was minted during the reign ...

A 'RARE' and 'historically significant' James II hammered silver groat coin is for sale for almost £,1500 in Ledbury. The coin from the Stuart and Commonwealth period was minted during the reign ...

William III defeats James II at the Battle of the Boyne, Ireland. James II had landed in Kinsale in 1689 and now controlled most of Ireland. William III sailed to Ireland himself to face his opponent.