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THE STUARTS 1603 - 1714
The Great Fire of London 1666
The people of London who had managed to survive the
Great Plague in 1665 must have thought that the year 1666 could only be better, and couldn't
possibly be worse!
Poor souls....
The
Great Plague of 1665
Bubonic Plague ( The Black Death)
had been known in England for
centuries...
Remember, Remember the 5th of November....
Bonfire Night - why do the British celebrate with fireworks, bonfires - and set fire to
'Guy'?
Queen Anne
The last of the Stuarts, Queen Anne was shy, conscientious, stout, gouty, shortsighted and very small. During her reign great deeds were done, great battles
were fought and the United Kingdom was born.
The
Act of Union 1707
The
unification of England and Scotland.
The West Country Duking Days
One of the most harrowing episodes in the history of England's West Country began on 11th June 1685, when Charles II's illegitimate son, the Duke of Monmouth, sailed into Lyme Regis harbour
and the Monmouth Rebellion began...
The Darien Scheme
"The
most ambitious colonial scheme attempted in the 17th century" which ultimately brought about the fall of Scotland
Captain William Kidd - Pirate The name "Captain Kidd" is synonymous with deeds of piracy on the high seas and for stories of
buried treasure....but was he really the cut-throat villain of legend?
Pretty,
witty Nell
"Pray
good people be civil, I am the Protestant whore"........
Clothing and Costume: The Stuarts
Living
History Events - The Stuarts
More British History
History
of England -
History of
Scotland - History of Wales
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