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About: Property Of Stuart

About: Property Of Stuart

A new power struggle ensued involving Parliament and the army it had designed. In aspect this was a religious struggle as well, for Parliament’s strongest faction was ‘Presbyterian’, with views comparable to those of their predecessors, the puritans. The army, although, was dominated by a lot more radical views, in religion and politics. Gaining the upper hand in 1648, it removed the Presbyterians from Parliament. He abdicated without the need of coronation in late 1936, leaving his younger brother George…

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Property Of Hanover

Property Of Hanover

Sadly Charlotte died in 1817 soon after becoming delivered of a stillborn son, robbing the nation of two generations of heirs at a stroke. [newline]Her father was so upset that he was ill in bed for weeks afterwards. Prince George became heir to the throne when his father Frederick died in 1751. Sadly, his worsening mental illness cast a huge shadow over his later life, and that of his family’s. Hopefully, but hopelessly, described even at the time as the…

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