James, Duke of York

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5 mentions 4 recordings first heard Jun 2026 last heard 4d ago ↑5 vs the 12 months before

James, Duke of York, brother of King Charles II, who seized New Amsterdam and renamed it New York.

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Rebecca RidealNot Just the Tudors · Royal Favourites: The Filthy Earl of Rochester · 28:33 · 4d ago
…So to give you the historical context, James, the Duke of York, so he's Charles II's brother, he's heir to the throne.…
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Dr. Andrea McKenzieNot Just the Tudors · True Crime: Murder & the Popish Plot · 4:54 · 16 Jul
…This brings us to a crisis which is simmering on the back burner in the late 1660s, but by 1678 is really starting to come to a full boil, especially because his logical and assumed heir is his brother, James, Duke of York, who effectively is, to use modern parlance, is outed as a Catholic in 1673 with the Test Act.…
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Greg JennerYou're Dead to Me · History of Spices (Radio Edit) · 21:50 · 19 Jun
…I believe the heir to the throne was James, Duke of York.…
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Adrian TinniswoodDan Snow's History Hit · The Great Fire of London · 20:27 · 1 Jun
…But as a man, he was a hero.…
Adrian TinniswoodDan Snow's History Hit · The Great Fire of London · 20:11 · 1 Jun
…In fact, it's his brother, it's James Duke of York,……
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