It is less known, however, for setting the table for a kingdom-wide kilt ban decades later. That year, King James II (he was also James VII of Scotland) became the proud papa of a baby boy—and England ...

In little James Stuart, the Catholic King James II finally had the male heir he had ... James claimed the thrones of England, Ireland and Scotland with the backing of France.

Scotland's History Articles James II, King of Scots 1437 – 1460 James became king in 1437 after the murder of his father. His minority years saw much bloodshed as rival factions vied to control ...

James survived. He went on to reign as King James II of England and Ireland, and as James VII of Scotland from 1685 to 1688, when he was deposed by the Glorious Revolution. The wreck of the ...