While flipping through 17th-century manuscripts at the University ... centered around the dueling powers of the English monarchy and Parliament. The country was divided into two camps: royalists ...

Bur during the early years of the 17th century, the English generally ... Still, rival English merchants were not amused. In 1698, Parliament yielded to their demands and opened the slave trade ...

This led to greater opposition to him from Catholics, including the Gunpowder Plot of 1605, which attempted to kill the King and blow up Parliament. The plotters were caught and were executed for ...

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