English History - Stuart Period, 1603- 1688

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An overview of the history of the Stuart Period, following the death of Elizabeth I.

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This paper is an overview of the Stuart Period of English history, from 1603-1688. The paper discusses how the period was troubled by religious intolerance and difficulties between royal prerogative and rights of Parliament. Increased colonization, intellectual expansion and increased individual legal rights of the period are also examined. Attached at the end of the paper is an outline of the main events of the Stuart Period.

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"Elizabeth I, King Henry VIII's last surviving child, died childless, ending Tudor rule in England. The closest successor was the Scottish James I, son of Mary Stuart and her first husband, Henry Darnley. As much as her counselors and people had hoped Elizabeth would marry and produce a Tudor heir, she held to the idea that she was, married to England and remained the "Virgin Queen," and the last Tudor monarch."

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English History - Stuart Period, 1603- 1688 (2012, January 15). Retrieved February 13, 2012, from http://www.academon.com/Essay-English-History-Stuart-Period-1603-1688/1900

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"English History - Stuart Period, 1603- 1688" 15 January 2012. Web. 13 Feb. 2012. <http://www.academon.com/Essay-English-History-Stuart-Period-1603-1688/1900>