The Stuarts
A Very British Dynasty
Book
Hardback
304 pages
978-1-4456-4980-1 (ISBN)
Description
The Stuarts are best known to us today for their court scandals, Civil War and religious turmoil. We all know about the Gunpowder Plot, Charles I's quarrel with Parliament that led to his execution and Charles II's restoration and lively, hedonistic court. Yet we know little of the Stuart family history; the family that became the first dynasty to rule both Scotland and England.
Andrew Lacey examines the Stuart kings and queens from their early days as rulers of Scotland, to their accession to the English throne, the Civil War and their fall from grace, Charles II's restoration and finally their exile. He examines the heads of the House of Stuart, bringing both the kings and queens we think we know well and the rulers that have mostly been forgotten to life in vivid detail. Learn about the family from their earliest days right through to their final disgrace following the Glorious Revolution.
Andrew Lacey examines the Stuart kings and queens from their early days as rulers of Scotland, to their accession to the English throne, the Civil War and their fall from grace, Charles II's restoration and finally their exile. He examines the heads of the House of Stuart, bringing both the kings and queens we think we know well and the rulers that have mostly been forgotten to life in vivid detail. Learn about the family from their earliest days right through to their final disgrace following the Glorious Revolution.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Chalford
United Kingdom
Illustrations
30 Illustrations, unspecified
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-4456-4980-1 (9781445649801)
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Person
Andrew Lacey completed his first degree in history, followed by a Masters in Library and Information Studies. He has subsequently been a history tutor for adult education at the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Alongside his career, Andrew has gained a PhD on 'The Cult of King Charles the Martyr' from the University of Leicester and lectures on a variety of Tudor and Stuart subjects.