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19

Aug

A decade a week: 1660 to 1665

Posted by rdenning  Published in 17th Century History, 17th Century London, richard denning, The Last Seal, Uncategorized

The Return of the King General Monck acts: After Oliver Cromwell died in 1658 his son, Richard tried to govern as Lord Protector but he possessed none of the force of will of his father nor his support in the army and he was deposed. The Rump parliament tried to rule but itself was dismissed […]

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5

Aug

A Decade a week: 1640 to 1649

Posted by rdenning  Published in 17th Century History, richard denning, The Last Seal

A world turned upside down! The 1640s are the decade when England would be torn apart by a Civil War which would kill a higher % of its population than even the first and the second world war. A king would fall and by the end of the decade the nation was a republic. It […]

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29

Jul

A decade a week: 1630 to 1639

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The King Ruling Alone Charles had dismissed Parliament in 1629. Deprived of access to legitmate grants of money to fund wars, Charles was obliged to make peace with Spain and France and as a result England sat out most of the rest of the Thirty Years War. The nation’s finances were, however, a mess and […]

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15

Jul

A decade a week:1610 to 1619

Posted by rdenning  Published in 17th Century History, Historical Figures, The Last Seal, Uncategorized

King James I This decade saw the country slipping more and more into a financial mess. This was due to incompetence and self serving amongst James’ advisers. Tensions between pro catholic and pro protestant parties began to grow as well as the feeling that the King was under too much influence of a group of Catholic […]

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