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20102010--2011 SPRING2011 SPRINGCOURSE INSTRUCTORCOURSE INSTRUCTOR

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1603- 1714: The rule of the royal house of Stuart (or

Stewart). They ruled for more than a century- which was

the 17th century. What is a dynasty? a)A series of rulers all belonging to the same family; b)a

period during which a particular dynasty rules (OEDdefinition).

The Stuart Dynasty is of Scottish origin (James VI of

Scotland who had become the king of Scotland at the ageof 1 after her mother·s abdication of the throne). Queen Elizabeth of the Tudor Dynasty had no heir, as she

was the ´Virgin Queenµ (!) and James VI was the nearestkin to her (her cousin).

THE STUART

DYNASTY

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James wanted to became the king of England since itwas richer and more powerful than his ownkingdom (Scotland).

The English welcomed James as their king because; He was a natural candidate to the throne as he was

Elizabeth·s cousin so it was a lawful succession, People trusted him as he had a lifelong experience of

kingship (he was 36 by the time he became James I), Most people did not regard him as a treat in terms of

religion as he recovered the hierarchical system of Churchof England although he was a Calvinist as the king of Scot.

Finally there was a male ruler after the long reign (56 years)

ofQueen Elizabeth. James already had 3 children (2 of them were male) when

he became the king so there would be no problem ofsuccession .

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EARLY STUART PERIOD

James I- The first Stuart king (1603- 1625) 1603 -James VI of Scotland becomes King James I of

England, Scotland, and Ireland after the death ofElizabeth I uniting the thrones of Scotland and England.

1605-Gunpowder Plot

1607- Jamestown Colony, Virginia (1st British Colony) 1611- The King James Authorized Version of the Bible is

published. (King James Bible) King vs. Parliament

THE STUART

DYNASTY

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JAMES I

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James I was the son of Mary, Queen of Scots, and

Henry, Lord Darnley. James I was a very well educated and a clever king. He learnt a lot from his tutors Peter Young and

George Buchanan.

James developed a love of learning, skill in writingpoetry, and a lively prose style. He was also interested in the plays esp. of W.

Shakespeare and B. Jonson (Masques became thefavourite court entertainment).

He was a patron of arts; he supported the peoplewho dealt with literarute and music.

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James was himself a poet. He also wrote two prose works:

The True Law of Free Monarchies (1598)

Basilikon Doran (1599).In these works he wrote about authoriterian theories ofkingship.

1611- He also translated the Bible!!! (King James Bible).

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Like Queen Elizabeth, James I wanted to rulewithout Parliament.

James believed in ´the divine right of kingsµ, likemany other monarchs.

Acc. to the divine right of kings, the king was chosenby God, and therefore, it was only God who could

judge the king. This idea helped the monarchs establish their

authority over people and Parliament more easily.

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