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William Stuart (bishop) (1755–1822), Bishop of St David's in Wales and later Archbishop of Armagh in Ireland. William Stuart (British Army officer) (1778–1837), British Army officer, Lieutenant Colonel of the Guards wounded at Waterloo.
Sir William Stuart (31 October 1798 – 7 July 1874), was a British Tory politician. Stuart was the son of the Most Reverend William Stuart, Archbishop of Armagh, fourth son of Prime Minister John Stuart, 3rd Earl of Bute.
The Stuarts were the first kings of the United Kingdom, reigning from 1603 to 1714. Learn about their history, culture, wars, and legacy, including William and Mary of Orange and the Act of Settlement.
- The Stuarts had a nasty habit of losing their heads. Mary, Queen of Scots, was beheaded at Fotheringhay Castle, Northamptonshire, in 1587. She was Queen Elizabeth I’s cousin, and when Mary was found guilty of treason [after being accused of involvement in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth], the English queen agonised over the signing of the execution warrant.
- Witchcraft was a serious matter, but science and reason began to take hold. In the 17th century, a substantial portion of the population believed that witchcraft was real and dangerous.
- The Stuarts knew how to have fun. The Stuart era coincided with a period of global cooling known as the ‘Little Ice Age’. As such, winters were incredibly cold, and the river Thames sometimes became so frozen solid that people were able to go out onto the ice and take part in frost fairs.
- The monarchy was abolished, but then restored. In 2015, Britain saw Queen Elizabeth II break the record set by her great-great-grandmother, Queen Victoria, to become the longest-serving monarch in British history.
House of Stuart - Wikipedia. The House of Stuart, originally spelled Stewart, was a royal house of Scotland, England, Ireland and later Great Britain. The family name comes from the office of High Steward of Scotland, which had been held by the family progenitor Walter fitz Alan ( c. 1150 ).
Dec 20, 2010 · William Stuart documents his epic books through research of hundreds of investigative journalist and historians. Unquestionably the most thorough contextual historical document to lift the fog of global war and expose the villains who are paraded before us today.
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William Steuart may refer to: Scotland. William Steuart (British Army officer) (1643–1726), Scottish general; William Steuart (Scottish politician) (1686–1768), Scottish lawyer, member of parliament 1713–41; Maryland. William Frederick Steuart 1816–1889 (1816–1889), Confederate surgeon
