1685. King Charles II dies unexpectedly, and is succeeded by his brother James II, England's first Catholic monarch since Bloody Mary...

Plate showing the execution of James, Duke of Monmouth I've written a lot about the Duke of Monmouth recently, and I have to say th...

A young James Duke of Monmouth James Crofts, later known as the Duke of Monmouth was the bastard son of Charles II and his first known ...

I've said it before and I'll say it again. I have a huge obsession with the Stuart era. I can't help it, I just love it. I mean,...