I have a question, because I´m studying English history and I´m confused with this issue:
Are the same "Early Stuarts", "Jacobean Era" and "The Stuart period"?
I mean that they are the same period of time with James ruling in England and Scotland... I don't understand the differences.
correction:
Are "Early Stuarts", "Jacobean Era" and "The Stuart period" the same?
They sort of cover the same time period more or less as far as I'm aware. Although they refer to different things.
The Early Stuarts refers to the beginning of that family in power for both England and Scotland. The Stuart Period covers the whole time the family was head of state - it's normally used for the time they were head of both England and Scotland. As they go quite far back in Scottish history. The Jacobean Era coincides with James IV (scotland)/I England but isn't so specifically focused on the the Stuarts.
The Jacobean era refers to the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of James VI of Scotland (1567–1625), who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan era and precedes the Caroline era, and specifically denotes a style of architecture, visual arts, decorative arts, and literature that is predominant of that period.
I should add I'm no historian and really should read up more on them.
It has been very usefull Mimi.
Thank you so much!
