King James II of England narrowly escaped the sinking ship named "The Gloucester". A royal warship that sank off the east coast of Britain more than 300 years ago while carrying a future king was ...

As of 2019, the value of the jewels and gold used in the making of St Edward's Crown was estimated to be more than £3.6million. It was used for the coronations of Charles II (1661), James II ...

Three years before he ascended the throne in 1685, the future James II of England narrowly survived a shipwreck that claimed the lives of an estimated 130 to 250 people. Running afoul of a ...