Stuart period
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The Stuart period of British history lasted from 1603 to 1714 during the dynasty of the House of Stuart. The period was plagued by internal and religious strife, and a large-scale civil war which resu
King Charles I and the soldiers of the English Civil War as illustrated in An Island Story: A Child's History of England (1906)
The Westminster Assembly, which saw disputes on Church polity in England
Cromwell at the Battle of Naseby by Charles Landseer, 1851
King Charles II takes the throne in 1660, painting by John Michael Wright (1617-94)
Charles I of England
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Charles I was King of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 27 March 1625 until his execution in 1649.
Stuart period
…dynasty of the House of Stuart. The period was plagued by internal and religious strife, and a large-scale civil war which resulted in the execution of King Charles I in 1649. The Interregnum, largely under the control of Oliver Cromwell, is included here for continuity, even though the Stuarts were in exile. The…
Engraving by Simon de Passe of Charles and his parents, King James and Queen Anne, c. 1612
Portrait by Robert Peake the Elder, c. 1611
Portrait of Charles as Prince of Wales after Daniel Mytens, c. 1623