The Stuarts

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THE STUARTS

"The Tudor period reconstructed English civilization" wrote one historian. The same Dynasty not only accomplished a social revolution but also achieved an ecclesiastical revolution. The Church and Baronage were great powers on which the medieval civilization in England had revolved. Both these were overthrown by the Tudor dynasty. After the death of Elizabeth I, James I became the King of England. It was the beginning of Stuart Dynasty in England. The Line of the Stuarts stretched from 1603 to 1714 AD. The following are the English rulers of this period: 1) James I (1603-1625 A.D); 2) Charles I (1625-1649 AD); 3) Commonwealth Interlude (1649-1660 AD); 4) Charles II (1660-1685 AD); 5) James II (1685-1688 AD); 6) William and Mary (1689-1702 AD); 7) Queen Anne (1702-1714 AD)

UNIT 1

1. Practice the following for pronunciation:

Monarch [‘mɒnək],premature (ранний) [premə’tjʊə(r)], theologian [θɪə’ləʊdʒ(ə)n], succeed (СЛЕДОВАТЬ ЗА) [sək’si’d], ominous (предсказывающий) [‘ɒmɪnəs], Archbishop [ɑːtſ’bɪſəp], execute (осуществлять) [‘eksɪkju’t], mercenary (корыстный) [‘mə’sɪnərɪ], negotiations (переговоры) [nɪɡəʊſɪˈeɪſ(ə)nz], martyr (мученик) [‘mɑːtə(r)],animosity (враждебность) [ænɪˈmɒsɪtɪ].

Proper names: Van Dyck [vɑn ˈdɛˑɪ̯k],Titian [‘tɪʃən],Guy Fawkes [ˈgaɪ ˈfɔks], Buckingham [’bʌkɪŋəm], William Laud [ˈwɪljəm ˈlɔd], Archbishop of Canterbury [ɑrtʃˈbɪʃəp əv ˈkæntəˌberiː], the Earl of Strafford [ðə ˈərl əv ˈstræfərd], Northumberland [nɔrˈθəmbərlənd], Durham [‘dʌrəm], Presbyterian [,prezbɪˈtɪərɪən], Carisbrooke Castle [Carisbrookeˈkæsəl].

2. Guess the meaning of the following words:

A conspirator, a penalty, a predecessor(предшественник), to dispute(спорить), to summon(созвать), to impeach(обвинять), a suspicion(подозрение), efficient(эффективный), to occupy, a surrender, the legality, execution(выполнение), a disorder(беспорядок).