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The Stuarts

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Stuarts
Authors and Contributors      By (author) John Miller
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
Category/GenreBritish and Irish History
Genealogy, heraldry, names and honours
ISBN/Barcode 9781852855451
ClassificationsDewey:941.060922
Audience
General
Illustrations 20

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Hambledon Continuum
Publication Date 23 June 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

When James VI of Scotland succeeded Elizabeth as James I on the throne of England in 1603, the Stuarts became the first dynasty to rule Britain as a whole. The problems that James and his successors encountered in reconciling their kingdoms led to tensions and revolts in Scotland, Ireland and England itself, leading to the Civil War under Charles I between 1642 and 1646 and to the king's subsequent execution. While Charles II, restored after Cromwell's Interregnum, died on the throne, his brother James II quickly alienated much of the political nation and had to flee aboad after an invasion by his son-in-law, who became William III. Following William's death, James's daughter Anne presided over a period of victory on the Continent but bitter internal tension at home. Her death without an heir in 1714 brought in the Hanoverians. In The Stuarts, John Miller looks at the individual monarchs who made up this remarkable dynasty. He also examines the history of the dynasty as a whole, in terms of the Stuarts' identity and agenda as a ruling house.

Author Biography

John Miller is Professor of History at Queen Mary College, University of London, and author of biographies of Charles II and James II.