Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats—a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English ...

How a turned-off Prince and a disastrous wedding night doomed the Stuart dynasty: ... given that the monarchy's power and legitimacy was probably the weakest it had been in over a century.

His father, Henry Stuart, had been murdered in 1567, when James was still an infant; his mother, Elizabeth’s cousin, Mary Stuart “Queen of Scots,” was executed for treason 20 years later.

The Stuart monarchs thought they had a divine right to absolute rule. Parliament revolted in 1642-1651 in the English Revolution, arguably the first modern revolution.

Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats – a gunpowder plot , a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the rest. Tuesday, 02 January 2024 12:17 GMT.

Stuart monarchs were repeatedly challenged by dangerous threats – a gunpowder plot, a civil war and political revolution. As a result, by the restoration of Charles II in 1660, the English government ...