This tag: London History
Life and times of Charles I and Henrietta Maria What is the course about? Charles was never meant to be king but rose to the challenge and he and Henrietta led a glittering court. Sadly they were at odds with Parliament and the people which led to Civil War. What topics will we cover? This… Read more »
- Posted on: February 16, 2019
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- Also tagged British Kings and Queens, Charles I, Civil War, English Composer, European History, Greenwich, King Charles I, Modern history, Queen Henrietta Maria, The Stuarts
This tag: London History
Ancient Rome and its encounters with Celtic Britain Britain was part of the Roman Empire for nearly 400 years from AD 43 to 410 but the association of the two civilisations went back a further century to Julius Caesar’s invasion of 55 BC. The Romans were clearly obsessed with Celtic Britain. The day will conclude… Read more »
This tag: London History
Life and times of Charles I and Henrietta Maria Charles was never meant to be king but rose to the challenge and he and Henrietta led a glittering court. Sadly they were at odds with Parliament and the people which led to Civil War. This course was run at the Queen’s House Greenwich on Saturday… Read more »
- Posted on: January 20, 2018
- Featured in History, Kings and Queens
- Also tagged Art History, British Kings and Queens, British Museum, English Composer, European History, Greenwich, Melvyn Bragg's In Our Time, Modern history, National Maritime Museum, The Queen's House Greenwich, The Stuarts, Women's history