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The Stuarts

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The Stuarts; A blog dedicated to the Stuart Kings and Queens of Britain, and the world they lived in. The House of Stuart (previously spelt Stewart) is a European royal house. Founded by Robert II of Scotland, the Stewarts first became monarchs of the Kingdom of Scotland during the late 14th century, and subsequently held the position of the Kings of Great Britain and Ireland. After the Stewarts gained control of all of Great Britain, the arts and sciences continued to develop; many of William Shakespeare's best known plays were authored during the Jacobean era, while institutions such as the Royal Society and Royal Mail were established during the reign of Charles II. (Unless clearly expressed otherwise, the content of my posts do not belong to me. Almost all of the images I used are sourced from the internet or books. Likewise, the texts used are either edited down versions of Wikipedia entries, or from other internet or book sources. Where possible I will provide a link to the source material, and name the artist or author responsible for the original
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Puritan Names

Puritan names from a Sussex jury roll of 1650:

  • Accepted Trevor, of Norsham
  • Redeemed Compton, of Battle
  • Kill-Sin Pimple, of Witham
  • Fly-Fornication Richardson, of Waldron
  • Search-The-Scriptures Moreton, of Salehurst
  • The-Peace-Of-God Knight, of Burwash
  • Stand-Fast-On-High Stringer, of Crowhurst
  • Fight-The-Good-Fight-Of-Faith White, of Ewhurst

In the late 17th century a member of the British parliament was named Praise-God Barebone, with brothers and sons named Fear-God Barebone, Jesus-Christ-Came-Into-The-World-To-Save Barebone, and If-Christ-Had-Not-Died-For-Thee-Thou-Hadst-Been-Damned Barebone.

The last changed his name to Nicholas.

Source: tywkiwdbi.blogspot.com
#I still love this#17th century#puritan names#puritans#oliver cromwell#england#stuarts
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The Duke of Monmouth Pleading for his Life Before King James II

By John Pettie

Depiction of a scene between James II and the Duke of Monmouth, after the failure of the Monmouth rebellion in 1685.

The Duke lies face downwards on the floor, his hands tied behind his back, crawling at the feet of the King pleading for his life. 

James Scott, Duke of Monmouth, was an illegitimate son of Charles II and pretender to the British throne. On Charles II’s death in 1685, he led an expedition to Britain from abroad but was defeated and captured by James, brother of Charles. He tried to purchase his life by a slavish submission and offer to take on the Roman faith. James refused to accept the offer. Monmouth eventually met his death at the Tower of London in 1685.

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I’m so happy this painting that made me laugh TEN years ago is still amusing people 😁

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Letter sent to William Parker, 4th Baron Monteagle, warning him to stay away from parliament on the day of the Gunpowder Plot.

“My lord, out of the love I have for some of your friends, I want to make sure you are safe. Because of this I would advise you to not attend this sitting of parliament because God and man have agreed to punish the wickedness of this time. Do not think this is a joke, go to your estate in the country where you will be safe, because although there is no sign of any problem yet, this parliament will receive a terrible blow, but they will not see who it is that hurts them. This advice should not be ignored as it may do you some good, and it can do you no harm because the danger will have passed as soon as you have burned this letter. I hope God grants you the grace to make good use of it, and that he protects you.”

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Constantijn Netscher, portrait of Maria Mancini (1639-1715) 

Sotheby’s 

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Anna Maria (Marie) Mancini (28 August 1639 – 8 May 1715) was the third of the five Mancini sisters; nieces to Cardinal Mazarin who were brought to France to marry advantageously. Along with two of their female Martinozzi cousins, the Mancini sisters were known at the court of King Louis XIV of France as the Mazarinettes. Marie is an ancestor of Queen Paola of Belgium.

Constantijn Netscher (16 December 1668 – 27 March 1723)[1] was an 18th-century painter from the Northern Netherlands.

#17th century#stuarts#portrait#art history
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Charles II and Catherine of Braganza

Unknown Artist

1662

It has sometimes been suggested that Charles treated his wife very badly, but this is to judge by the standards of a different age. In fact, he held Catherine in high regard and behaved towards her with unfailing courtesy. If we leave aside Charles’ numerous amours, we can say that he cared for Catherine more than many aristocratic husbands cared for their wives.

She was simply one of his women, and while she could not give him what his more exciting bedfellows gave, she occupied a place in his life that none of them could occupy. He often discussed important matters with her, as when he invited Evelyn into the queen’s bedchamber and together all three of them pored over designs for the rebuilding of London after the fire. - From ‘All the Kings Women’ by Derek Wilson

#Charles II the wife guy#sort of#charles ii#catherine of braganza#john evelyn#stuarts#great fire of london
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“Naked she lay, clasped in my longing arms, I filled with love, and she all over charms; Both equally inspired with eager fire, Melting through kindness, flaming in desire. With arms, legs, lips close clinging to embrace, She clips me to her breast, and sucks me to her face. Her nimble tongue, Love’s lesser lightening, played Within my mouth, and to my thoughts conveyed Swift orders that I should prepare to throw The all-dissolving thunderbolt below.”

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From “The Imperfect Enjoyment”

By John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester

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