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Hace 5 días · In April 1660, from his temporary court in the Dutch city of Breda, Charles issued a declaration offering a pardon for past crimes, religious toleration, and respect for Parliament‘s rights in return for the throne. [^6] Parliament accepted. On May 8, 1660, both houses of Parliament approved the Restoration. As historian Tim Harris describes ...
Hace 5 días · The Stuart period, which began in 1603 with the accession of James I, was a time of political upheaval and social unrest in London. The city was a stronghold of Parliamentarian support during the English Civil War (1642-1651), and it played a key role in the events that led to the execution of Charles I in 1649.
Hace 4 días · It is very much a product of the Edwardian era, and reveals many of the attitudes that were characteristic of that period; but it is also the creation of a remarkable and distinctive scholar who became by far the most widely read British historian of his generation.
Hace 6 días · The two ruled as joint monarchs of England, Scotland, and Ireland until Mary's death in 1694. The Revolution itself was relatively bloodless, but pro- Stuart revolts between 1689 and 1746 caused significant casualties, while the political movement known as Jacobitism persisted into the late 18th century.
Hace 4 días · During the early Stuart period, however, city puritans were encouraged by the sympathetic attitude of a number of cathedral divines: Miles Smith, bishop 1612–24, was especially favourable. (fn. 17) The first reverse for the city's puritan leaders came in 1617.
Hace 4 días · One of the less well-known conspiracy theories of the early Stuart period concerned the death of James I. In March 1625 the King had fallen ill with a tertian ague, not necessarily fatal even in an old king with an unhealthy lifestyle and a healthy scepticism about the efficacy of his doctors’ prescriptions.
Hace 3 días · The Stuarts Trivia Quiz. One of the more interesting (and more reviled!) of the British Royal Families. Test your knowledge of their dynasty here. A multiple-choice quiz by brutus_cassius . Estimated time: 6 mins.
