The Stuarts (by Kristel Luik)

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The Stuarts (1603-1714): 

The Stuarts (1603-1714) Kristel Luik 12 A 2011

Stuart family Monarchs: 

Stuart family Monarchs James I (1603-25) Charles I (1625-49) Interregnum (1649-60) Charles II (1660-85) James II (1685-88) William and Mary (d. 1694) (1688-1702) Anne (1702-14)

Science and technology: 

Science and technology Microscope Diving bell Micrometer Newton’s laws Lunar observations Pendulum clock Steam engine Three-piece suit Necktie Colourfast dyes Fountain pen Seed drill Fire office Pressure cooker

Literature and art: 

Literature and art William Shakespeare – English poet and playwright John Speed – historian and cartographer

Changes: 

Changes Gunpowder Plot Civil and foreign wars Regicide of a king Republic Great plague Great Fire of London Glorious Revolution

Gunpowder Plot: 

Gunpowder Plot Jesuit Treason A failed assassination attempt Against King James I of England Robert Catesby 5 november 1605 An anonymous letter Trial on 27 January 1606

English Civil War: 

English Civil War 1629-1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms In the reign of Charles I Victory for the Parliamentarians Oliver Cromwell The Commonwealth of England Restoration

Great Plague of London: 

Great Plague of London 1665–1666 A massive outbreak of disease Killed an estimated 100,000 people Bubonic plague One of the last widespread outbreaks in England

Great Fire of London: 

Great Fire of London A major conflagration From 2 September to 5th September 1666 Destroyed the homes of 70,000 of the City's 80,000 inhabitants

Glorious Revolution: 

Glorious Revolution 1688 Overthrow of King James II By a union of English Parliamentarians with William III Bloodless revolution

Acts of Union: 

Acts of Union Two Parliamentary Acts Great Britain 1 May 1707 Union of the Parliaments

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