The Stuarts. Part 2

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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 two focuses on events around the English Civil War, starting with Charles I's attempt to convert Scotland to Anglicanism that led to the Scottish and Irish rebellions, Parliamentary dissent and Oliver Cromwell's rise to power, Charles I's execution, Cromwell's interim rule, and Charles II's exile and restoration to the throne.