The Stuarts. Part 1

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Ruling Britain for over 300 years from 1603 to 1714, the Stuart monarchs have often been branded as merciless tyrants who stood in the way of progress. But the three separate kingdoms the Stuarts inherited-Scotland, England and Ireland-were already steeped in turbulence and bloodshed, more used to fighting one another than co-operating in harmonious existence. In this series, Dr. Clare Jackson shows how the Stuart monarchs helped establish Great Britain and how their impact on the country can still be felt today. Part one covers James I's attempts to officially unify the three kingdoms, including settling Northern Ireland; Charles I's visit to the Habsburg Spanish court that inspired his authoritarian ruling style; and Scottish Protestant resistance to Charles I's religious authority.