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The Gunpowder Plot failed, but the English Civil War would later claim the life of a king.Civil War and Revolution, 1603 - 1714 by Professor Mark Stoyle

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The Gunpowder Plot
Civil War and Restoration
The Great Fire of London
Revolution and Rebellion
Daily Life

The Gunpowder Plot

Gunpowder Plot CGI Fly through the parliament buildings of 1605 and see the planned result of the gunpowder plotters' handiwork.

The Gunpowder Plot The failed plot to assassinate James I was a disaster for English Catholics. What did the conspirators hope to achieve? By Bruce Robinson.

Gunpowder Plot Game - Test your knowledge of the infamous conspiracy with this interactive quiz
What If the Gunpowder Plot Had Succeeded? by Professor Ronald Hutton
The Enduring Memory of the Gunpowder Plot by Alan Haynes

Civil War and Restoration

The Personality and Political Style of Charles I A pious and strong-willed king, Charles exhibited from childhood the characteristics that would lead to his downfall. By Dr Richard Cust.

Oliver Cromwell A brilliant military commander, devoted Puritan and arch-regicide, Cromwell is still a controversial figure today. By Professor John Morrill.

Choosing Sides in the English Civil War - The complex web of allegiances, by Dr Mark Stoyle
The Civil War in the West by Dr John Wroughton
Ireland and the War of the Three Kingdoms by Micheál Ó Siochrú
Thomas Hobbes: Balancing Dominion and Liberty by Professor John Rogers
The Levellers and the Tradition of Dissent by Tony Benn
The Execution of Charles I by Professor Ann Hughes
Charles II: The Masquerading Monarch by Professor Ronald Hutton

The Great Fire of London

London's Burning: The Great Fire Was the blaze that devastated the heart of the English capital an accident or a pernicious Papist plot? By Bruce Robinson.

Great Fire of London: Skyline Animation See what London looked like before and after the Great Fire of 1666 through contemporary panoramas of the city.

London After the Great Fire - Recovery from the blaze, by John Schofield
Christopher Wren and St Paul's Cathedral - Architect and landmark, by Dr Anthony Geraghty

Revolution and Rebellion

William III Perversely, it was William's indifference to matters in Britain and Ireland that ended longstanding political and religious strife. By Anthony Claydon.

The Jacobite Cause How did this movement of 'Patriotic Scots and Disgruntled Britons' end with the bloody slaughter of Culloden? By Louise Yeoman.

Northern Ireland: Plantation - English and Scottish settlers in Ulster and what it meant for the Irish
The Glorious Revolution - How the deep-seated fear of popery precipitated the Glorious Revolution.
Bonnie Prince Charlie Animation - From his arrival in Scotland to the final reckoning at Culloden
The Darien Venture - The fate of Scotland's Panamanian colony, by Dr Mike Ibeji
The Cultural Impact of the Highland Clearances by Ross Noble

Daily Life

Sex, Lice and Chamber Pots in Pepys' London The ribald diaries of Samuel Pepys give an unparalleled insight into the daily life of Restoration-era Londoners. By Liza Picard, illustrations by Simon Cooper.

Diaries of the Seventeenth Century Diaries are rare windows on the thoughts and deeds of historical figures, but can they also help build an objective picture of events? By Dr Mark Knights.

London: Brighter Lights, Bigger City - The expansion of the city, by Bruce Robinson
The Rise of Edinburgh - The development of the Scottish capital, by Stana Nenadic
18th-century Glasgow by Irene Maver

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