Crazy Facts You Might Not Know About the Stuarts

The Stuarts ruled Scotland for nearly two and a half centuries before adding the throne of England and Ireland to their realms. When their monarchy was deposed by an act of Parliament the Royal line passed to the House of Hanover. The Stuarts continued to call themselves the rightful heirs to the throne for generations. Their supporters were the Jacobites, and though they ceased attempts to regain the throne of Great Britain, their line continues to the present day, to the Duke of Bavaria, and the 8th Earl Castle Stewart (note the return of the original spelling). Here are some facts about the Stuarts, one of the several former Royal Houses of the United Kingdom... →Subscribe for new videos every day! https://www.youtube.com/user/toptenznet?sub_confirmation=1 Find more lists at: http://www.toptenz.net Our other YouTube Channels: Biographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClnDI2sdehVm1zm_LmUHsjQ/ Geographics: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHKRfxkMTqiiv4pF99qGKIw/ Text version: https://ift.tt/3p6ZFLR Coming up: 10. They were the first to reign as monarchs of the United Kingdom 9. They demonstrated a propensity for losing their heads 8. Their rule saw the monarchy abolished, and then restored 7. The Guy Fawkes conspiracy occurred during their reign 6. So did the Great Fire of London 5. The Stuarts reigned during the Great Plague 0f 1665 4. The Stuarts led Great Britain into Civil War 3. The Pilgrims fled to America during the Stuart Dynasty 2. The Merry Monarch restored the theater and denounced Puritanism 1. The last Stuart monarch endured 17 pregnancies, but no children survived to adulthood Source/Further reading: https://ift.tt/3rc2Qns https://ift.tt/2KaM7Al https://ift.tt/3ctF3Hq https://ift.tt/3regOVW https://ift.tt/34sNVM2 https://ift.tt/3rksKFN https://ift.tt/3gZmkac https://ift.tt/38jcVX4 https://ift.tt/2LNKHMp https://ift.tt/3rad5bL https://ift.tt/34qoDy4 https://ift.tt/3nyURyp https://ift.tt/3p7BhcZ https://ift.tt/3p6ZGiT https://ift.tt/3myl7b3 https://ift.tt/2f31nx3 https://ift.tt/1Sq24t0 https://ift.tt/3reb527 https://ift.tt/2v0FDKI https://ift.tt/3asWU3h https://ift.tt/38j56AL https://ift.tt/2WIeuZn https://ift.tt/3nzqW9t https://ift.tt/3rcUCeM https://ift.tt/2LNKOHP https://ift.tt/37v2Jvo https://ift.tt/3aEeJNh https://ift.tt/2J8qNee https://ift.tt/3gZXKWK https://ift.tt/3p7Bhtv https://ift.tt/2Wv65bs https://ift.tt/3p7Bfll https://ift.tt/3nArtIh https://ift.tt/37yEa0H https://ift.tt/3h47sr4 https://ift.tt/3axzYAh https://ift.tt/38j5aAv https://ift.tt/37yUfTT https://ift.tt/34vstWx https://ift.tt/3pcIMj3