Royal African Company
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The Royal African Company was an English trading company established in 1660 by the House of Stuart and City of London merchants to trade along the West African coast. It was overseen by the Duke of Y
1686 English guinea showing the Royal African Company's symbol, an elephant and castle, under the bust of James II
Cape Coast Castle, capital of the British Gold Coast
James II of England
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James II and VII was King of England and Ireland as James II and King of Scotland as James VII from February 1685 until he was deposed in the 1688 Glorious Revolution. The last Catholic monarch of Eng
Royal African Company
…trading company established in 1660 by the House of Stuart and City of London merchants to trade along the West African coast. It was overseen by the Duke of York, the brother of Charles II of England; the RAC was founded after Charles II ascended to the English throne in the 1660 Stuart Restoration, and he granted…
Reception of James and his brother Charles in Bruges on 2 October 1656
James and Anne Hyde in the 1660s, by Sir Peter Lely
Wedding suit of James II, 1673, in the Victoria and Albert Museum