Part III: The Stuarts: James I to Anne, 1603-1714: State Papers Domestic

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Under the general editorship of Professor John Miller from Queen Mary, University of London, State Papers Online, Part III contains the State Papers Domestic for the Stuart era (1603-1714). The collection charts national affairs during one of the most dramatic periods of revolution and upheaval in Britain’s history. Researchers can find a wealth of primary source documents on such pivotal events as the Gunpowder plot, the Civil Wars (1642-51), the trial and execution of Charles I (1649), the rule of Cromwell, the Restoration of the British Monarchy (1660), and the ‘Glorious Revolution’ (1688-9).

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The collection digitally captures 450,000 manuscript images (approx 775,000 pages) and links to 270,000 fully text searchable calendar entries. Correspondence written and received by the ruling monarchs, reports, memoranda, treaties, and acts of parliament reveal the behind the scenes workings of the Stuart regimes, whilst reports of military manoeuvres and accounts of battles bring the Civil War sharply to life. Historians can also uncover the clandestine world of espionage and treason in numerous documents describing plots and assassination attempts. Three volumes of the state papers are dedicated to the Gunpowder Plot alone and researchers can read Guy Fawkes’ interrogation on 7th November 1605.

Teachers of seventeenth-century studies will welcome the collection as many of the documents are easier to read than those of the preceding century making it a more accessible resource for students with limited palaeography skills.

 “'The documents in the State Papers are the essential first port of call for those who wish to study most aspects of seventeenth-century England, including politics, government and religion."

Professor John Miller from Queen Mary, University of London, General Editor of SPO Parts III and IV

Reigns covered:
• James I (1603-1625)
• Charles I (1625-1649)
• Oliver Cromwell serving as Lord Protector (1653-1658)
• Charles II (1660-1685)
• James II (1685-1688)
• William III and Mary II (1689-1702)
• Anne I (1702-1714)


Key Themes of Part III:
• The Coronation of James I (1603)
• The Gunpowder Plot (1605)
• The Coronation of Charles I (1625)
• The beginning of the English Civil War (1642)
• The trial and execution of Charles I (1649)
• Declaration of England as a Commonwealth (1649)
• Oliver Cromwell claims the title of Lord Protector (1653)
• Restoration of the monarchy - Charles II (1660)
• The Great Fire of London (1666)
• William of Orange invades England and becomes joint ruler with his wife, Anne (1688)
• The Coronation of Anne (1702)