The Stuarts: A Bloody Reign
From the Roku channel: Professor Kate Williams studies the legacy of the Stuarts through the eyes of a renowned aristocratic Welsh clan, looking at it from a new and unique perspective,
- 2018-2018
- 1 season
- Documentary, Drama
From the Roku channel: Professor Kate Williams studies the legacy of the Stuarts through the eyes of a renowned aristocratic Welsh clan, looking at it from a new and unique perspective,
Season 1 Episode Guide
4 Episodes 2018
Episode 1
James I
43 mins
Following the death of Queen Elizabeth I in 1603, King James VI of Scotland claims her throne along with a new title of King James I of England. He faces numerous attempts on his life, including the notorious Gunpowder Plots, and the threat of the terrifying Thirty Years War raging on the continent.
Episode 2
Charles I
44 mins
Professor Kate Williams examines the reign of Charles I, the king whose rule was marred by religious upheaval and, ultimately, a violent civil war that would lead to his beheading in 1649.
Episode 3
Charles II
44 mins
Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth comes to an end soon after his death in1660 an exiled King returns to London with an enormous fanfare. Kings Charles II's reign is a dramatic shift away from the rule of the Puritans that precede him but dual tragedies of the worst outbreak of plague in generations and the Great Fire Of London strike the nation's heart.
Episode 4
James II
44 mins
Kings James II succeeded his brother King Charles II in 1685. He was a Catholic monarch of a Protestant nation and attempts had already been made to prevent him from claiming the throne. The last of the Stuart Kings would reign for only three years and it would be his own daughter, Mary who would be his downfall. She, along with her husband William of Orange, would overthrow the House of Stuart.