The Stuarts

Name: The Stuarts
Genre: Documentary
Released: 2014-01-30
Rating: 7.5
Cast: Clare Jackson

Overview

Presented by Dr Clare Jackson of Cambridge University, this new three-part series argues that the Stuarts, more than any other, were Britain's defining royal family.

Episodes

S01E01 And I Will Make Them One Nation

January 30, 2014 60 min

We tend to take today's modern United Kingdom for granted, but there was nothing inevitable about its creation. During the 17th century, the Stuarts grappled with the chaos of three separate kingdoms, multiple religions and...

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S01E02 A King Without a Crown

February 6, 2014 60 min

After Charles I's disastrous attempt to militarily impose political and religious uniformity throughout his kingdoms, both the Stuart dynasty and its three kingdoms fell into an abyss. Charles lost his head and his family fled...

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S01E03 A Family At War

February 13, 2014 60 min

The final, dramatic act of the Stuart century saw the Stuarts fatally divided by religion: brother versus brother, and two daughters supporting the overthrow of their father. After Charles II's brother, the Catholic James VII...

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