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11 ore fa · Signature. Anne (6 February 1665 – 1 August 1714) [a] was Queen of Great Britain and Ireland following the ratification of the Acts of Union on 1 May 1707, which merged the kingdoms of Scotland and England. Before this, she was Queen of England, Scotland, and Ireland from 8 March 1702. Anne was born during the reign of her uncle King Charles II.
3 giorni fa · James II was the fourth Stuart monarch in England, the second of his generation and the father of two more. Principal members of the House of Stuart following the 1603 Union of the Crowns Issue [ edit ]
4 giorni fa · The House of Hohenzollern ( / ˌhoʊənˈzɒlərn /, US also /- nˈzɔːl -, - ntˈsɔːl -/; [1] [2] [3] [4] German: Haus Hohenzollern, pronounced [ˌhaʊs hoːənˈtsɔlɐn] ⓘ; Romanian: Casa de Hohenzollern) is a formerly royal (and from 1871 to 1918, imperial) German dynasty whose members were variously princes, electors, kings and emperors of Hohenzollern, Br...
5 giorni fa · Trevelyan is able to make generalisations with superlative self-confidence, such as: 'While Germany boasts her Reformation and France her Revolution, England can point to her dealings with the House of Stuart' (p. xvii); or: 'The French Revolution was a war of two societies; the American Civil War was a war of two regions; but the Great Rebellion was a war of two parties.'(p. 219) Such a book ...
4 giorni fa · In the summer of 1745, two adherents of the House of Stuart—one a young officer in the Pretender's army—had hired a chaise to convey them from Westminster to the then remote village of Chelsea. To avoid the rioting in the town, they had taken a route across the lessdisturbed fields.
4 giorni fa · THE STRAND—INTRODUCTORY AND HISTORICAL. "Come, Fortescue, sincere, experienced friend, Thy briefs, thy deeds, and e'en thy fees suspend; Come, let us leave the Temple's silent walls; My business to my distant lodging calls; Through the long Strand together let us stray, With thee conversing, I forget the way."—. Gay.
5 giorni fa · The council system worked well as long as the king was capable of choosing the right men and providing leadership. The kings from the house of Stuart were unable to do this, and jealousy and anger at the council’s
