1. THE STUART I N E NGLISH H ISTORY

2. T HE I NDEX The Origins The Importance The monarchs – James I James I – Charles I Charles I – Oliver Cromwell Oliver Cromwell – Charles II Charles II – James II James II – Mary II Mary II – William III William III – Anne Anne The Hannover The Timeline The Sources as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri2 coat of arms of Stuart, or Stewart, House

3. T HE O RIGINS The House of Stewart, or Stuart, has been the royal house of Scotland since 14 th century The Stuarts reigned Scotland until 1707 It started to reign Great Britain in 1603, when Elizabeth I died and James VI, became James I, king of Scotland, England end Ireland as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri3 Mary I of England, known as Bloody Mary, portrait by Anthonis Mor van Dashorst, 1554 T HE I NDEX

4. T HE I MPORTANCE The Stuart dynasty covered the entire 17 th century It was one of the most important and relevant centuries in English history In this period a lot of events, happened in following centuries, were anticipated as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri4 the execution of Charles I, by Gonzales Coques, c. 1649 portrait of John Locke, the life of the Glorious Revolution, by Sir Godfrey Kneller, 1697 Arms of the Commonwealth T HE I NDEX

5. J AMES I He was the son of Mary I of Scotland and nephew of Elizabeth I He became king of Scotland in 1567 He became king of England and Ireland in 1603 during his reign: – the union act – the Gunpowder plot – the Pilgrims Fathers he died in 1625 as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri portrait by John de Critz, c. 1606 5 T HE I NDEX

6. C HARLES I He became king in 1625 He started a series of wars against Spain and France in order to fight these wars he tired to increase the taxation the Parliament had the power to decide about taxation He reigned for 11 years with a dismissed Parliament cracking relationship with Parliament the divine power of the king was put into the question the Civil War broke out in 1642 He was executed in 1649 as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri portrait by Gerrit van Honthorst, 1628 6 T HE I NDEX

7. O LIVER C ROMWELL He fought during the Civil War in the parliamentarian deployment He won the Civil War with his Ironsides, based on a New Model Army He started a war to conquer Ireland He instituted the Commonwealth of England He proclaimed himself Lord Protector He made the Parliament approve the Navigation Acts formed the basis for British overseas trade for nearly 200 years He died in 1658 as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri portrait by Samuel Cooper, 1656 7 T HE I NDEX

8. C HARLES II He was Anglican son of Charles I He was the protagonist of the restoration of the monarchy Two dramatic events changed the facet of London and England: – The Great Plague in 1665 – The Great Fire of London in 1666 He died in 1685 as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri portrait by John Riley, c. 1680–1685 8 T HE I NDEX

9. J AMES II He was the brother of Charles II He was Catholic He took possession of the throne It was a dangerous situation He was deposed and was substituted for his protestant daughter, Mary, in the Glorious Revolution or Bloodless Revolution He died 1701 as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri portrait by John Riley, c. 1680–1685 9 T HE I NDEX

10. M ARY II She was the Protestant daughter of James II She married William III of Orange She reigned the English Kingdom since 1689 The Bill of Rights was approved She was succeeded by her husband William III She died in 1694 as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri portrait by William Wissing, 1685 10 T HE I NDEX

11. W ILLIAM III He was the Statholder of Low Countries He became Mary’s husband He reigned with her since 1689 He reigned with her until 1692 From now on he reigned alone The parliamentary constitutional monarchy was defined for the first time He died in 1702 as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri portrait by Sir Godfrey Kneller, c. 1680s 11 T HE I NDEX

12. A NNE She was the sister of Mary II She married the Prince of Denmark, George Her ideas were in line with the ideas of the Bloodless Revolution He died in 1714 The Stuart line ended as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri12 Portrait by Charles Jervas, 1702-1714 T HE I NDEX

13. T HE H ANOVER The Hanover was the following reigning house George I of Great Britain and Ireland succeeded the queen Anne The last monarch belonging to House of Hanover was the famous figure of Queen Victoria as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri13 coat of arms of House of Hanover T HE I NDEX

14. T HE T IMELINE as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri14 T HE I NDEX

15. T HE S OURCES http://www.marilenabeltramini.it/ – 4BLS - English History. The Stuarts in English History 4BLS - English History. The Stuarts in English History The Stuarts The Stuart dynasty and the monarchs The Stuart dynasty and the monarchs The Petition of Rights The Bill of Rights http://en.wikipedia.org/ as. 2013/2014Fiodor Nicola Misuri15 T HE I NDEX

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