On June 10, 1688, Queen Mary of Modena gave birth to a boy. In little James Stuart, the Catholic King James II finally had the male heir he had so desperately sought.

James II., Adventures. SKIP ADVERTISEMENT. Skip to content Skip to site index ... The Story of the Life and Death of England's Last Stuart King. Share full article. Dec. 17, 1904.

The Gloucester shipwreck – in which James Stuart, later King James II of England and Ireland and King James VII of Scotland, nearly lost his life – was found in 2007 and only revealed now.