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Authors: Peter Ackroyd
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self-denying ordinance,
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Seller, Abednego:
The History of Passive Obedience
,
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seven bishops: consigned to Tower and acquitted,
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Sexby, Edward,
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Seymour, Sir Francis,
ref1
Seymour, William,
ref1
Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st earl of: Charles II attacks,
ref1
; as senior councillor,
ref2
; as controversial figure,
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; supports royal prerogative,
ref4
; on duke of York’s undependability,
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; dismissed by Charles II,
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; opposes Danby,
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; urges dissolution of Cavalier Parliament,
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; followers,
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; objects to long suspension of parliament,
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; sent to Tower,
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; as champion of Protestantism,
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,
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; proposes dismissal of duke of York from king’s council,
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; on election of ‘courtiers’ to parliament,
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; appointed lord president,
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; on Charles II’s proroguing parliament (1679),
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; opposes James II’s accession,
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,
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, 4435; presents Charles II with petition for sitting of parliament,
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; attempts prosecution of duke of York and Duchess of Portsmouth,
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; takes refuge and dies in Holland,
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; ‘Letter from a Person of Quality’,
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Shakespeare, William,
ref1
;
The Tempest
,
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,
ref3
;
The Winter’s Tale
,
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Sharp, James, archbishop of St Andrews,
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Sheffield: poverty,
ref1
Sheldon, Gilbert, archbishop of Canterbury,
ref1
Shelley, Percy Bysshe,
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Sherland, Anthony,
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ship-money (tax),
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,
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,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
,
ref6
,
ref7
Shirley, James,
ref1
‘Short Parliament’,
see under
Parliament
Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, 12th earl (
later
duke) of,
ref1
Shrewsbury, Gilbert Talbot, 7th earl of,
ref1
Sidney, Algernon,
ref1
silver: minted in England for Antwerp,
ref1
Sindercombe, Miles,
ref1
slaves: in Pepys’s London,
ref1
Slingsby, Sir Henry,
ref1
,
ref2
,
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soap: manufacturing monopoly,
ref1
Sole Bay, battle of (1672),
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solemn league and covenant,
ref1
,
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; burned,
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Somerset, Frances Howard, countess of (
earlier
countess of Essex),
ref1
,
ref2
Somerset, Robert Carr, 1st earl of (
earlier
viscount Rochester): as James I’s favourite,
ref1
,
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; Prince Henry disparages,
ref3
; infatuation with and marriage to Frances Howard,
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; and Overbury murder,
ref5
,
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; breach with James I,
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; as lord chamberlain,
ref8
; draws up self-pardon,
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; trial,
ref10
Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 4th earl of,
ref1
Spain: peace with England,
ref1
; marriage arrangements for Charles I,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
,
ref6
; Raleigh attacks on Orinoco,
ref7
; and Bohemian crisis,
ref8
,
ref9
; popular hostility to,
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; Prince Charles visits with Buckingham,
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; prospective war with,
ref12
; war with England (1625),
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,
ref14
; secret treaty with England (1634),
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; fleet in English Channel (1639),
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; Cromwell considers alliance with,
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; declares war on England (1655),
ref18
,
ref19
; defeated at battle of the dunes (1658),
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sports: controlled under James I,
ref1
Spottiswoode, John, archbishop of St Andrews,
ref1
stagecoaches,
ref1
Stamford, Henry Grey, 1st earl of,
ref1
Star Chamber,
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
; abolished,
ref5
,
ref6
,
ref7
Stewart, Frances,
ref1
‘stillborn parliament’,
see under
Parliament
‘stop, the’,
ref1
Stourbridge Fair,
ref1
Strafford, Sir Thomas Wentworth, 1st earl of: opposes illegal imprisonment,
ref1
; titles,
ref2
,
ref3
; as lord president of north and lord deputy of Ireland,
ref4
; and ‘Thorough’ (regime),
ref5
; letters from Laud,
ref6
,
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; and Scottish defiance,
ref8
; returns from Ireland to advise Charles I,
ref9
,
ref10
; unpopularity,
ref11
,
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; and invading Scots army (1640),
ref13
; Commons issue grievances against,
ref14
; joins Charles in London,
ref15
; threatens Pym and Hampden,
ref16
; accused of high treason,
ref17
,
ref18
; trial,
ref19
; Bill of Attainder against,
ref20
,
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; demands for death,
ref22
; executed,
ref23
,
ref24
,
ref25
Strode, William,
ref1
Stuart, Lady Arabella,
ref1
,
ref2
Stuart dynasty: ends (1688),
ref1
Stukeley, William,
ref1
Suckling, Sir John,
ref1
Suffolk, Thomas Howard, 1st earl of,
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
Sweden: England proposes holy crusade against Catholic powers,
ref1
; under Gustavus Adolphus,
ref2
; in Triple Alliance (1668),
ref3
syphilis: spread from Naples,
ref1
Tate, Zouch,
ref1
taxation: under James I,
ref1
,
ref2
; under Charles I,
ref3
,
ref4
; after Charles I’s death,
ref5
; under Cromwell,
ref6
; under Charles II,
ref7
;
see also
excise; ship-money; tonnage and poundage
tea,
ref1
Temple, Sir William,
ref1
,
ref2
;
Memoirs
,
ref3
‘ten propositions’,
ref1
Tenby Castle,
ref1
Tenison, Thomas, archbishop of Canterbury,
ref1
Test Acts: (1673),
ref1
,
ref2
; (1678),
ref3
; James II seeks to repeal,
ref4
,
ref5
Texel, battle of the (1673),
ref1
Tey, John,
ref1
Teynham, Sir John Roper, baron,
ref1
Thames, river: ‘water-pillar’ (1626),
ref1
theatre: in James I’s reign,
ref1
,
ref2
; in Restoration,
ref3
Thirty Years War (1618–48): beginnings,
ref1
; Catholic advances,
ref2
,
ref3
; Gustavus Adolphus enters,
ref4
Thirty-Nine Articles (Church of England),
ref1
,
ref2
Thoresby, Ralph,
ref1
‘Thorough’ (principles),
ref1
Thurloe, John,
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
‘Tom-Tell-Truth’ (writer),
ref1
Tomkins, Thomas,
ref1
tonnage and poundage (tax),
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
Tory: as term,
ref1
trained bands: raised (1642),
ref1
Tresham, Francis,
ref1
Trevor, Sir John,
ref1
Triennial Act (1640),
ref1
,
ref2
Triple Alliance (England–Dutch Republic–Sweden, 1668),
ref1
,
ref2
Tuke, Sir Samuel,
ref1
Turner, Anne (
née
Norton),
ref1
,
ref2
Turnham Green,
ref1
United Provinces
see
Dutch Republic
Uxbridge: peace negotiations (1645),
ref1
Van Dyck, Sir Anthony: portrays Charles I,
ref1
; portrays Wentworth (Strafford),
ref2
; portrait of Laud,
ref3
,
ref4
Vane, Sir Henry,
ref1
Venables, General Robert,
ref1
,
ref2
Venn, John,
ref1
Verney, Sir Ralph,
ref1
Villiers, George
see
Buckingham, 1st duke of; Buckingham, 2nd duke of
Viner, Sir Robert,
ref1
Wakeman, Sir George,
ref1
Wales: revival of civil war,
ref1
Waller, Edmund,
ref1
Wallington, Nehemiah,
ref1
Walpole, Horace,
ref1
Walton, Valentine,
ref1
Warton, Philip, 4th baron,
ref1
Warwick, Sir Philip,
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
;
Memoirs of the Reign of Charles I
,
ref5
Warwick, Robert Rich, 2nd earl of,
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
,
ref5
Waterford, Ireland,
ref1
Watkins, Daniel,
ref1
Webster, John:
The Duchess of Malfi
,
ref1
,
ref2
Weldon, Sir Anthony,
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
Wentworth, Thomas,
ref1
West Indies: Cromwell’s venture in,
ref1
; parts conceded to France (1667),
ref2
Westminster Assembly,
ref1
Weston, Richard
see
Portland, 1st earl of
Wexford, Ireland,
ref1
Wharton, Philip,
ref1
Wharton, Thomas,
ref1
Whigs: as term,
ref1
; oppose James II’s rights to succession,
ref2
,
ref3
,
ref4
; support Shaftesbury,
ref5
; and Rye House Plot,
ref6
White Mountain, battle of (1620),
ref1
Whitehall, Palace of,
ref1
; Banqueting House,
ref2
,
ref3
; Charles II occupies,
ref4
Whitelocke, Bulstrode: on beginnings of civil war,
ref1
; on Cromwell,
ref2
,
ref3
; on starvation in Cumberland,
ref4
; advises Cromwell against becoming king,
ref5
Whitgift, John, archbishop of Canterbury,
ref1
,
ref2
Wight, Isle of: Charles I in,
ref1
,
ref2
Wightman, Edward,
ref1
William, Prince of Orange (
later
King William III): marriage to Princess Mary,
ref1
,
ref2
; and Charles II’s proroguing of parliament (1680),
ref3
; Calvinism,
ref4
; observes situation in England during James II’s reign,
ref5
; invited to invade England,
ref6
; lands in England and advances on London,
ref7
,
ref8
; guards take up London posts,
ref9
Williams, John, bishop of Lincoln,
ref1
Willis, Dr Thomas,
ref1
Wilson, Arthur,
ref1
Wilson, Jackie (singer),
ref1
Windebank, Sir Francis,
ref1
,
ref2
,
ref3
Windsor Castle: Charles I in,
ref1
Winter (or Wintour), Thomas,
ref1
witch trials,
ref1
women: delegation demands peace in civil war,
ref1
; role in civil war,
ref2
; maltreated at Naseby,
ref3
; use of cosmetics under commonwealth,
ref4
Wood, Anthony,
ref1
Woodford, Robert,
ref1
Worcester: battle of (1642),
ref1
; Charles I escapes to from Oxford,
ref2
Wren, Sir Christopher: on Prynne,
ref1
; in Royal Society,
ref2
Wren, Matthew, bishop of Ely,
ref1
Wycherley, William:
The Country Wife
,
ref1
York: Charles I raises forces at (1639),
ref1
; great council of peers meet at (1640),
ref2
; Charles I travels to (1642),
ref3
,
ref4
; support for Charles I,
ref5
; royalists capture,
ref6
; besieged and surrenders (1644),
ref7
York, Anne, duchess of (
née
Hyde),
ref1
,
ref2
York, James, duke of
see
James II, king
