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THE STUARTS

THE STUARTS. THE STUARTS. The Stuart Dinasty was the first ruling dinasty of both the reigns of England and Scotland The Stuarts succeeded the Tudor dinasty , represented finallly by Queen Elizabeth . The Stuart monarchs (1603-1704) : James I Charles I Charles II. James II

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THE STUARTS

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  1. THE STUARTS

  2. THE STUARTS • The Stuart Dinastywas the first rulingdinastyofboth the reignsof England and Scotland • The Stuartssucceeded the Tudor dinasty,representedfinalllybyQueen Elizabeth. • The Stuart monarchs(1603-1704): • James I • Charles I • Charles II • James II • William III • Queen Anne

  3. James I (1603-1625) • James VI, King of Scotland (Mary Stuart’s son, Queen ofScots), becamealsoKing of Englandafter Elizabeth I’s death(1603) • Hebelieved in the Divine Right ofKings absolutism • Heneverobtained the Parliament’s support • Heleviedtaxeswothoutitsapprovation • Heimprisoned some opponentParliamentaries

  4. James I (1603-1625) • Hewaslargedisapprovedfrom people • Hewasn’t abletomanage finance • HewasScottish • Hehadstrangeattitudes • HewasAnglican conformtoanglicanpractices • ConflictwithCatholics and Puritans • Compulsorytaxestosupport the Church • King James Bible (still in existencetoday) • Hedied in 1625

  5. Charles I (1625-1649) • Hebecame King afterhisfatherdeath(1625).Hewasinfluencedbyhim (Divine RightsofKings and inabilityofmanage finance). • Hedismissed the Parliamentin the 1629and ruledwithoutitfor 11 years. • HewasprobablyCatolich (hemarriedEnricettaMarioaof France) and forcedScottishtochangetheirreligion. BishopWars (1639-1640) • Civil War (1642-1649): hewasexecuted in 1649

  6. Charles II (1660-1685) • Hewas Charles I’s son. HewasrecognisedasKing of Scotland and Ireland (1649) • HewasdefeatedbyCromwell in 1649, and also in 1651, whenhetriedtorestoremonarchy. • AfterOliver Cromwell’s death (1658) hewasaskedby the Parliamenttoreturnto England asKing Charles II (Restorationof 1660). • The “MerryMonarch”: parties, music and theatre • Money problems, alliancewith France thatbrought the acquisitionof New Amstersam • Hedied in 1685

  7. James II (1685-1701) • Hesucceededhisbrother Charles II in 1685 • HeconvertedhimselftoCatholicism • He loss histilteof Lord High Admiral • Hewasopposedby the Parliament • The BloodyAssizes: uprisingagainsthim • The GloriousRevolution: hewasreplacedbyhisson-in-law, the DutchmanWilliam of Orange • In 1688hefledto France whenheliveduntilhisdeath in 1701

  8. William III (1688-1702) • He and hiswife Mary II (1688-1694) wereproclaimed joint sovereignsof England in 1688 after the GloriousRevolution • In 1689theywerealsoacceptedbyScotland • 1689: Bill ofRights • Strongerpowerto the Parliament • RefusalofCatholicism • CivilRights • TheywereacceptedbyIreland (loyalto the catholicJames II) after the Battleof the Boyne in the 1690 • Mary II died in 1694, William III in 1702

  9. Queen Anne (1707-1714) • ShewasMary II’s sister. • ShewasProtestant and supported the GloriousRevolution • ActofUnion (1707) formallyunifiedthe KingdomsofEnglan and Scotland • Shewas the last Stuart Monarch(1707-1714) • Shewasreplacedby George I of the dinastyofHanover

  10. THE END

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