William and his wife Mary were crowned joint monarchs of England, Scotland and Ireland in 1689. Their accession, known as the ‘Glorious Revolution’, marked an important transition towards ...

James became king in 1437 after the murder of his father ... The defeated Douglases fled to England and their power and stranglehold one Scottish political affairs was broken.

After the death of James II in 1460 the nine year old new king found himself the focus of ... James' desire for an alliance with England was unpopular. His plans to marry his son to the daughter ...

The English authorities did not want any son of the Roman Catholic James II to become king so in 1688 they called on William to come to England and march against James to take the throne and reign ...