1. The Stuarts Mary Stuart James I, the Gunpowder Plot
Charles I, the Civil War
Oliver Cromwell, the Commonwealth
Charles II, the Plague, the Great Fire of London

2. Mary Stuart Queen of Scots from 14 December 1542 to 24 July 1567
Five-year-old Mary was
sent to France in 1548
Mary Stuart married
Francis at the age of 17
In 1565 she married her
first cousin, Lord Darnley
Mary (age 17) and Francis (age 15)

3. Mary Stuart Darnley murdered Rizzio in front of the pregnant Mary.
Their son, James, was born
on 19 June 1566.
1567 Lord Darnley was
murdered.
Lord Darnley

4. Mary stuart Mary and Bothwell got married
at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.

5. James I, the Gunpowder Plot

6. James I, the Gunpowder Plot

7. James I, the Gunpowder Plot

8. Charles I, the Civil War

9. Charles I, the Civil War

10. Charles I, the Civil War

11. Oliver Cromwell, the Commonwealth

12. Oliver Cromwell, the Commonwealth

13. Oliver Cromwell, the Commonwealth

14. Charles II Born in 29.05.1630 Crowned in 29.05.1660 Died in 06.02.1685
King of England, Scotland and Ireland
Was known as the Merrie Monarch
Converted to Roman Catholicism on his deathbed

15. The Great Plague of London
1665 – 1666
Brought death to ~100,000 people
Stronger than “the Black Death“
~40,000 dogs and ~200,000 cats were killed

16. The Great Plague of London

17. The Great Fire of London
Began on the night of on Pudding Lane
London was built of wood
6 people died
~80% of the city was destroyed: 13,000 houses; 89 churches; 52 Guild Halls
Helped to end the Great Plague

18. The Great Fire of London